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
- 339 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 10.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.9%
- Persistent absence
- 28.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.1%
White British 82%
Other White 5.9%
Unclassified 3.8%
Mixed 3.3%
Indian 3.2%
African 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 19%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.8
Local authority average 43.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.07
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 37 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 11 |
| Biology | GCSE | 12 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 12 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 67 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 67 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 20 |
Admissions
The Swanage School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 84
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 83
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 63 37 26 |
| Year 8 | 75 35 40 |
| Year 9 | 70 30 40 |
| Year 10 | 62 29 33 |
| Year 11 | 69 33 36 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 84.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 57.0% 39.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 27.0% 43.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.8% 3.0% |