The Sweyne Park School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Feb 21 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
139534
Address
Sir Walter Raleigh Drive, SS6 9BZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1496 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
47.9%
Girls
52.1%
First language not English
1%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.8%
Persistent absence
20.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91%
Mixed 3.9%
Other White 1.6%
Unclassified 1%
Indian 0.8%
African 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.31
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.18
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 48%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 42%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43.1
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.85
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award59
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)4
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE46
BiologyGCSE31
ChemistryGCSE31
ChineseGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE26
Design & TechnologyGCSE49
English LanguageGCSE240
English LiteratureGCSE238
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Sweyne Park School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
195
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
162
2nd preference
304
3rd preference
187
From another Local Authority
87
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
162
2nd preference
28
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
260
121
139
Year 8
269
129
140
Year 9
271
126
145
Year 10
249
122
127
Year 11
265
133
132
Year 12
93
43
50
Year 13
89
43
46
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
87.0%
86.5%
86.5%
Further education
49.0%
36.9%
34.7%
School sixth form
38.0%
38.4%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
10.4%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.7%
0.9%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.4%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
3.1%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
5.3%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.7%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
64.0%
57.5%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
9.0%
15.9%
19.7%
Russell Group
7.0%
13.6%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
1.1%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.6%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
5.0%
2.6%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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