South Charnwood High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 3 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 139442
- Address
- Broad Lane, LE67 9TB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 867 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15%
- Persistent absence
- 16.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.8%
White British 84.1%
Mixed 6.3%
Other White 3.7%
African 2.2%
Indian 1.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.5
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.08
Local authority average 4.13
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 85 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 29 |
| English Language | GCSE | 170 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 161 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 35 |
Admissions
South Charnwood High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 166
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 201
- 3rd preference
- 122
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 160
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 174 99 75 |
| Year 8 | 173 74 99 |
| Year 9 | 174 91 83 |
| Year 10 | 172 83 89 |
| Year 11 | 174 94 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 84.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 65.0% 44.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 19.0% 28.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 10.0% 10.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 5.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.7% 3.0% |