Abbeyfield School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 15 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
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
West Northamptonshire
Unique reference
138858
Address
Mereway, NN4 8BU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1376 (89% of total capacity)
Boys
50.4%
Girls
49.6%
First language not English
27.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.3%
Persistent absence
22.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 56.6%
Other White 18%
Mixed 7.3%
African 5.6%
Indian 2.4%
Other 1.9%
Other Black 1.7%
Unclassified 1.5%
Pakistani 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Other Asian 1.2%
Caribbean 0.8%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.29
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 41%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 31%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 40.1
Local authority average 45.2
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.52
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Music Studies (General)Technical Award24
Sports StudiesTechnical Award41
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award1
Health StudiesTechnical Award47
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award44
Speech & DramaTechnical Award23
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE35
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE40
Art & Design (Critical Studies)GCSE2
BiologyGCSE63
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Abbeyfield School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
236
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
107
2nd preference
125
3rd preference
124
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
107
2nd preference
77
3rd preference
31
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes27
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
268
130
138
Year 8
236
135
101
Year 9
239
119
120
Year 10
258
116
142
Year 11
259
123
136
Year 12
54
31
23
Year 13
62
39
23
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
86.0%
88.2%
86.5%
Further education
52.0%
37.0%
34.7%
School sixth form
33.0%
50.3%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.0%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.8%
0.9%
Entering employment
6.0%
3.8%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
3.0%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
4.2%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.9%
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
75.0%
n/a
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
18.0%
n/a
19.7%
Russell Group
16.0%
n/a
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
n/a
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
n/a
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
n/a
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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