Gordon's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Oct 15 2024 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
- 981 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.9%
- Girls
- 46.1%
- First language not English
- 15%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 2.5%
- Persistent absence
- 7.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.0%
White British 57.4%
Other Asian 13.3%
Mixed 8.9%
Indian 4.6%
African 4.3%
Other White 4.1%
Chinese 2.2%
Pakistani 1.5%
Other 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 72%
Local authority average 44%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 76%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 63.4
Local authority average 50.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 6.02
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 9 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 76 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 33 |
| English Language | GCSE | 127 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 126 |
Admissions
Gordon's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 113
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 208
- 2nd preference
- 112
- 3rd preference
- 72
- From another Local Authority
- 66
Offers
- 1st preference
- 113
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 27
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 16.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 120 74 46 |
| Year 8 | 120 57 63 |
| Year 9 | 126 69 57 |
| Year 10 | 128 64 64 |
| Year 11 | 126 69 57 |
| Year 12 | 185 104 81 |
| Year 13 | 176 92 84 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 88.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 8.0% 25.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 74.0% 29.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 11.0% 32.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 78.0% 64.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 41.0% 24.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.6% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.1% 2.4% |