Gordon's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 13 2014 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
- Surrey
- Unique reference
- 139151
- Address
- Bagshot Road, West End, GU24 9PT
- Website
- http://www.gordons.school
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 978 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.3%
- Girls
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 13.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 2.4%
- Persistent absence
- 9.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
White British 59.4%
Other Asian 11.6%
Mixed 8.6%
African 5%
Indian 4.3%
Other White 3.9%
Chinese 1.9%
Pakistani 1.4%
Other 1%
Other Black 0.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
Caribbean 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.84
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 68%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 82%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 65.1
Local authority average 50.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.14
Local authority average 4.49
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 8 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 9 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 86 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 10 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 128 |
Admissions
Gordon's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 116
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 102
- 3rd preference
- 74
- From another Local Authority
- 60
Offers
- 1st preference
- 113
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 26
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 17.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 121 58 63 |
| Year 8 | 120 64 56 |
| Year 9 | 127 63 64 |
| Year 10 | 129 71 58 |
| Year 11 | 128 68 60 |
| Year 12 | 176 92 84 |
| Year 13 | 177 105 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 89.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 7.0% 25.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 65.0% 30.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 21.0% 32.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 3.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 3.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.7% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 84.0% 68.0% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 56.0% 27.5% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.9% 2.2% |