The James Hornsby School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 7 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
- 1003 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 5.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 40.9%
- Persistent absence
- 28.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.8%
White British 81.5%
Other White 6.2%
Mixed 5.2%
African 2.7%
Indian 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Unclassified 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.32
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.8
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.67
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 22 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 1 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 7 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 45 |
| English Language | GCSE | 170 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 162 |
| French | GCSE | 56 |
| Geography | GCSE | 113 |
Admissions
The James Hornsby School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 210
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 269
- 2nd preference
- 163
- 3rd preference
- 137
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 189
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 208 98 110 |
| Year 8 | 207 100 107 |
| Year 9 | 208 98 110 |
| Year 10 | 205 90 115 |
| Year 11 | 175 96 79 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 72.0% 85.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 64.0% 37.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 38.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 9.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 6.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 0.9% 1.2% |