The John of Gaunt School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 24 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Wiltshire
Unique reference
138020
Address
Wingfield Road, BA14 9EH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1260 (77% of total capacity)
Boys
50.2%
Girls
49.8%
First language not English
11.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.9%
Persistent absence
25.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.7%
Other White 8.2%
Unclassified 6%
Mixed 3.6%
Other 1.7%
African 1.1%
Indian 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.24
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.01
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 30%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 34%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.5
Local authority average 46.9
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.57
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignGCSE25
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE9
AstronomyGCSE19
BiologyGCSE40
Business Studies:SingleGCSE50
ChemistryGCSE40
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE42
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE28
English LanguageGCSE207
English LiteratureGCSE201
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The John of Gaunt School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
168
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
166
2nd preference
128
3rd preference
29
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
166
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
227
127
100
Year 8
269
129
140
Year 9
203
100
103
Year 10
239
122
117
Year 11
222
106
116
Year 12
47
22
25
Year 13
53
26
27
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
85.0%
88.0%
86.5%
Further education
47.0%
32.9%
34.7%
School sixth form
37.0%
47.3%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
6.2%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.6%
0.9%
Entering employment
2.0%
3.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
2.9%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
8.0%
4.7%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.9%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
83.0%
65.0%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
29.0%
23.3%
19.7%
Russell Group
23.0%
22.8%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
1.3%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.9%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.7%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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