Wyvern College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 7 2023 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
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Hampshire
Unique reference
138184
Address
Botley Road, Fair Oak, SO50 7AN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1343 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
51.2%
Girls
48.8%
First language not English
3.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.3%
Persistent absence
21.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.6%
Other White 4%
Mixed 3.5%
Chinese 1.2%
Indian 1.1%
African 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.08
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.18
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 47%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 49%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 49.1
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.5
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE45
Art & DesignGCSE2
BiologyGCSE74
ChemistryGCSE74
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE55
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE57
Design & TechnologyGCSE54
DanceGCSE17
English LanguageGCSE263
English LiteratureGCSE261
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Wyvern College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
259
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
259
2nd preference
102
3rd preference
167
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
249
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
3
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 classes23.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
265
137
128
Year 8
271
139
132
Year 9
267
130
137
Year 10
272
141
131
Year 11
268
140
128
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
82.0%
86.2%
86.5%
Further education
21.0%
38.9%
34.7%
School sixth form
SP
7.4%
37.9%
Sixth form college
60.0%
39.5%
13.1%
Other education destinations
SP
0.5%
0.9%
Entering employment
5.0%
4.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
3.5%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
5.0%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.6%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022