Wadebridge School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 10 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Unique reference
- 138024
- Address
- Gonvena Hill, PL27 6BU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1073 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.1%
- Persistent absence
- 31.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.5%
White British 85%
Other White 8.6%
Unclassified 2.9%
Mixed 2.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.06
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 19%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.1
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.83
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Health Studies | Technical Award | 14 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 47 |
Biology | GCSE | 29 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 44 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 42 |
English Language | GCSE | 200 |
English Literature | GCSE | 198 |
Admissions
Wadebridge School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 207
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 205
- 2nd preference
- 126
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 202
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 213 107 106 |
Year 8 | 211 93 118 |
Year 9 | 219 115 104 |
Year 10 | 216 109 107 |
Year 11 | 214 102 112 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 83.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 55.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | SP 17.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 48.0% 9.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.7% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 5.0% 5.8% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.7% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.6% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |