Gartree High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Feb 25 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 138155
- Address
- Ridge Way, Oadby, LE2 5TQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 909 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.0%
- Girls
- 46.0%
- First language not English
- 15.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.5%
- Persistent absence
- 16.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.3%
White British 38.5%
Indian 27.3%
Mixed 11.3%
Pakistani 7.5%
Other White 3.6%
African 3.6%
Other 2.6%
Unclassified 1.7%
Other Asian 1.5%
Caribbean 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Chinese 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 89%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 65%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.08
Local authority average 4.13
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 97 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 167 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 167 |
Admissions
Gartree High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 176
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 338
- 2nd preference
- 340
- 3rd preference
- 173
- From another Local Authority
- 245
Offers
- 1st preference
- 173
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 20
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 185 94 91 |
| Year 8 | 185 100 85 |
| Year 9 | 184 101 83 |
| Year 10 | 185 95 90 |
| Year 11 | 170 101 69 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 84.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 14.0% 44.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 34.0% 28.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 43.0% 10.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.7% 3.0% |