The Stanway School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 137927
- Address
- Winstree Road, Stanway, CO3 0QA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1394 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.5%
- Persistent absence
- 17.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.9%
White British 82.4%
Unclassified 5.7%
Mixed 4.5%
Other White 1.9%
African 1.4%
Other Asian 0.9%
Indian 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Chinese 0.6%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.13
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 41%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.4
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.05
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 7 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 16 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 18 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 52 |
| Biology | GCSE | 37 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 37 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 49 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 45 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 9 |
Admissions
The Stanway School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 276
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 246
- 2nd preference
- 154
- 3rd preference
- 177
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 241
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 285 136 149 |
| Year 8 | 277 157 120 |
| Year 9 | 278 140 138 |
| Year 10 | 275 138 137 |
| Year 11 | 279 142 137 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 86.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 36.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 38.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 56.0% 10.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |