Wrotham School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 21 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
- 29.6%
- 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 | 1 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 38 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 50 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 45 |
| English Language | GCSE | 138 |
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 | 89.0% 87.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 33.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 55.0% 60.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 49.0% 61.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 2.0% 19.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 2.0% 16.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.4% 1.7% |