Ratton School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 21 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
- 1197 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 13.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.1%
- Persistent absence
- 22.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.5%
White British 75.1%
Other White 9.5%
Mixed 7.5%
African 2.3%
Other Asian 1.1%
Unclassified 1%
Indian 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Other 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.9
Local authority average 43
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.54
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 1 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 18 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 86 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 86 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 9 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
Ratton School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 241
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 193
- 2nd preference
- 270
- 3rd preference
- 200
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 175
- 2nd preference
- 43
- 3rd preference
- 23
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 241 110 131 |
| Year 8 | 242 126 116 |
| Year 9 | 234 106 128 |
| Year 10 | 241 134 107 |
| Year 11 | 239 121 118 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 84.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 60.0% 44.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 14.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 24.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.6% 3.0% |