Wrotham School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 22 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 139542
- Address
- Borough Green Road, Wrotham, TN15 7RD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1060 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.4%
- Girls
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.8%
- Persistent absence
- 33.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.4%
White British 89.5%
Mixed 3.9%
Other White 2.9%
Unclassified 1.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
African 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.29
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 63%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.7
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.65
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 42 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 41 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 70 |
| English Language | GCSE | 166 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 163 |
Admissions
Wrotham School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 199
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 157
- 2nd preference
- 166
- 3rd preference
- 166
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 199 107 92 |
| Year 8 | 169 89 80 |
| Year 9 | 194 105 89 |
| Year 10 | 163 77 86 |
| Year 11 | 167 93 74 |
| Year 12 | 85 42 43 |
| Year 13 | 83 53 30 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 86.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 28.0% 26.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 59.0% 59.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 55.0% 63.8% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 15.0% 24.7% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 1.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.5% 2.2% |