The Gryphon School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jun 21 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Dorset
Unique reference
138471
Address
Bristol Road, DT9 4EQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1514 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
49.9%
Girls
50.1%
First language not English
8.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
16.4%
Persistent absence
24.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
7.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82.3%
Other White 4.9%
Mixed 4.5%
Indian 2.8%
Unclassified 1.7%
Other Asian 1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
African 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 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
0.14
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.1
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 38%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 45%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 50.1
Local authority average 44.1
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.4
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Sports StudiesTechnical Award75
Art & DesignGCSE42
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE8
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE62
BiologyGCSE114
Business Studies:SingleGCSE78
ChemistryGCSE113
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE43
EconomicsGCSE59
English LanguageGCSE233
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Gryphon School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
232
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
235
2nd preference
70
3rd preference
30
From another Local Authority
170
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
221
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
92
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 classes20.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
238
123
115
Year 8
243
126
117
Year 9
237
123
114
Year 10
233
122
111
Year 11
239
124
115
Year 12
183
78
105
Year 13
141
59
82
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
88.0%
86.0%
86.5%
Further education
24.0%
35.8%
34.7%
School sixth form
63.0%
49.2%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.1%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
Entering employment
3.0%
4.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
4.0%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
4.6%
5.2%
Destination unknown
SP
0.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
76.0%
59.8%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
30.0%
19.8%
19.7%
Russell Group
26.0%
18.8%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
2.0%
1.8%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.7%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.5%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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