Ratton School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 22 2022 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
- East Sussex
- Unique reference
- 138474
- Address
- Park Avenue, BN21 2XR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1177 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 13.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.2%
- Persistent absence
- 27.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.6%
White British 74.8%
Other White 10.9%
Mixed 6.8%
African 1.6%
Other Asian 1.3%
Indian 1%
Unclassified 1%
Chinese 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.08
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.7
Local authority average 43.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.88
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 13 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 77 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 76 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 12 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
Ratton School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 239
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 213
- 2nd preference
- 261
- 3rd preference
- 167
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 56
- 3rd preference
- 19
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 243 125 118 |
| Year 8 | 231 113 118 |
| Year 9 | 240 133 107 |
| Year 10 | 240 122 118 |
| Year 11 | 223 123 100 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 85.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 57.0% 42.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 14.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 29.0% 27.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.8% 1.2% |