The Swanage School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Unique reference
- 139376
- Address
- High Street, BH19 2PH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 343 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.4%
- Persistent absence
- 35.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.3%
White British 85.1%
Other White 4.4%
Mixed 3.6%
Unclassified 3.5%
Indian 1.5%
Irish 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Other 0.6%
African 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.02
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.4
Local authority average 44.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.71
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 11 |
| Biology | GCSE | 39 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 39 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 23 |
| English Language | GCSE | 59 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 58 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 13 |
| French | GCSE | 9 |
| Geography | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
The Swanage School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 50
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 49
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 49
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 17.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 66 31 35 |
| Year 8 | 73 34 39 |
| Year 9 | 59 26 33 |
| Year 10 | 71 32 39 |
| Year 11 | 74 44 30 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 86.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 35.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 30.0% 49.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% |