Chaucer School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Inadequate Jun 8 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Unique reference
- 138414
- Address
- Wordsworth Avenue, S5 8NH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 822 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 17.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 55%
- Persistent absence
- 53.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.2%
White British 71.2%
African 7.8%
Mixed 6.8%
Other 3.3%
Other White 2.8%
Indian 2.2%
Unclassified 1.6%
Pakistani 1.5%
Other Asian 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Other Black 0.7%
Chinese 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1.08
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 19%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 30.4
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.46
Local authority average 3.85
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 39 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 131 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 33 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 155 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 149 |
Admissions
Chaucer School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 139
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 58
- 3rd preference
- 44
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 158 85 73 |
| Year 8 | 169 79 90 |
| Year 9 | 168 93 75 |
| Year 10 | 165 85 80 |
| Year 11 | 162 91 71 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 67.0% 83.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 52.0% 37.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 36.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 13.0% 8.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 4.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 20.0% 8.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.0% 1.2% |