St Birinus School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 12 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Unique reference
- 138762
- Address
- Mereland Road, OX11 8AZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1166 (73% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 10.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.3%
- Persistent absence
- 20.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.3%
White British 78.6%
Other White 6.9%
Mixed 5.4%
Other Asian 1.8%
Chinese 1.6%
Other 1.2%
African 1%
Unclassified 0.9%
Indian 0.8%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.46
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 49%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.7
Local authority average 46.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.52
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 11 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 42 |
| Biology | GCSE | 35 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 35 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 14 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| Dance | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
St Birinus School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 230
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 282
- 2nd preference
- 70
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 222
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 253 253 0 |
| Year 8 | 240 240 0 |
| Year 9 | 181 181 0 |
| Year 10 | 172 172 0 |
| Year 11 | 169 169 0 |
| Year 12 | 68 68 0 |
| Year 13 | 83 83 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 86.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 30.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 42.0% 49.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 4.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 5.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 79.0% 58.0% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 46.0% 16.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 38.0% 15.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.4% 1.7% |