Church Stretton School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 2 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Unique reference
- 139455
- Address
- Shrewsbury Road, SY6 6EX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 538 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 4.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.7%
- Persistent absence
- 21.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.7%
White British 89.4%
Other White 3.5%
Unclassified 1.9%
Mixed 1.6%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
African 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46
Local authority average 42.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.81
Local authority average 3.7
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 23 |
| English Language | GCSE | 96 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 96 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 23 |
| French | GCSE | 15 |
| Geography | GCSE | 48 |
Admissions
Church Stretton School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 101
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 98
- 2nd preference
- 39
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 98
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 112 66 46 |
| Year 8 | 123 57 66 |
| Year 9 | 98 48 50 |
| Year 10 | 109 55 54 |
| Year 11 | 96 44 52 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 80.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 19.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 14.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 62.0% 45.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.7% 3.0% |