The Stanway School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 6 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
- 1383 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.6%
- Persistent absence
- 15.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.6%
White British 82.6%
Mixed 4.7%
Unclassified 3.8%
African 2.4%
Other White 2.3%
Indian 1%
Other Asian 1%
Chinese 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.1
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.25
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 9 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 38 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 34 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 84 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 11 |
| Electronics | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
The Stanway School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 272
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 249
- 2nd preference
- 153
- 3rd preference
- 195
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 279 133 146 |
| Year 8 | 283 133 150 |
| Year 9 | 276 160 116 |
| Year 10 | 273 140 133 |
| Year 11 | 272 136 136 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 37.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 44.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.1% 3.0% |