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
- 26.3%
- 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 | 50 |
| Art & Design (Critical Studies) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 44 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 44 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 147 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 146 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 18 |
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 | 88.0% 84.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 37.0% 40.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 50.0% 42.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% |