Corby Technical School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Apr 30 2014 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Unique reference
- 138254
- Address
- Cottingham Road, NN17 1TD
- Website
- www.corbytechnicalschool.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 985 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 28%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.9%
- Persistent absence
- 25.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.9%
White British 56.8%
Other White 27.2%
African 4.7%
Mixed 3.8%
Unclassified 1.9%
Other Asian 1.3%
Other 1.1%
Indian 1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.01
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.04
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 81%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.3
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.21
Local authority average 3.9
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 43 |
| Art & Design (Critical Studies) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 147 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 147 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 20 |
Admissions
Corby Technical School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 147
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 150
- 2nd preference
- 191
- 3rd preference
- 152
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 148 62 86 |
| Year 8 | 148 78 70 |
| Year 9 | 234 118 116 |
| Year 10 | 219 117 102 |
| Year 11 | 150 80 70 |
| Year 12 | 31 20 11 |
| Year 13 | 55 35 20 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 83.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 38.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 51.0% 44.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 6.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 89.0% n/a 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 17.0% n/a 19.7% |
Russell Group | 17.0% n/a 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% n/a 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% n/a 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% n/a 1.7% |