The Kimberley School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 29 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 138641
- Address
- Newdigate Street, Kimberley, NG16 2NJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1360 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.5%
- Persistent absence
- 23.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.0%
White British 87.6%
Mixed 5.1%
Other White 1.3%
Chinese 1.3%
Other Asian 1%
African 0.9%
Caribbean 0.8%
Other 0.6%
Indian 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.23
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.9
Local authority average 46.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.25
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
Biology | GCSE | 42 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 41 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 85 |
English Language | GCSE | 225 |
English Literature | GCSE | 224 |
D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 70 |
French | GCSE | 14 |
Geography | GCSE | 152 |
Admissions
The Kimberley School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 237
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 280
- 2nd preference
- 110
- 3rd preference
- 62
- From another Local Authority
- 81
Offers
- 1st preference
- 228
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 24
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.7 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 239 103 136 |
Year 8 | 238 133 105 |
Year 9 | 242 122 120 |
Year 10 | 235 107 128 |
Year 11 | 228 132 96 |
Year 12 | 91 61 30 |
Year 13 | 87 43 44 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 81.0% 83.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 30.0% 38.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 39.0% 40.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 4.0% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 5.0% 4.2% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 4.5% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 4.0% 6.2% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.6% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 72.0% 69.3% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 37.0% 29.5% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.2% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.2% 2.2% |