The James Hornsby School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 6 2021 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
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 138865
- Address
- Leinster Road, Laindon, SS15 5NX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1037 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.2%
- Persistent absence
- 23.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.1%
White British 80%
Other White 6.5%
Mixed 5.4%
African 3.1%
Indian 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Pakistani 0.8%
Unclassified 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 47%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.8
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.44
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 22 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 6 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 56 |
| English Language | GCSE | 194 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 178 |
| French | GCSE | 73 |
| Geography | GCSE | 93 |
Admissions
The James Hornsby School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 205
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 245
- 2nd preference
- 179
- 3rd preference
- 168
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 188
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 212 109 103 |
| Year 8 | 211 104 107 |
| Year 9 | 207 104 103 |
| Year 10 | 205 99 106 |
| Year 11 | 202 93 109 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 66.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 15.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.1% 3.0% |