The Reach Free School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 28 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 139662
- Address
- Long Lane, WD3 8AB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 755 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 19.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18%
- Persistent absence
- 28.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.3%
White British 67.8%
Other White 9.7%
Mixed 8%
Other Asian 3.3%
Indian 2.4%
African 2.4%
Unclassified 2.1%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other 1.2%
Caribbean 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.11
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 80%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.2
Local authority average 51
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.31
Local authority average 4.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 7 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 11 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 52 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 41 |
| English Language | GCSE | 117 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 115 |
Admissions
The Reach Free School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 108
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 118
- 2nd preference
- 74
- 3rd preference
- 90
- From another Local Authority
- 111
Offers
- 1st preference
- 76
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 127 66 61 |
| Year 8 | 159 80 79 |
| Year 9 | 126 64 62 |
| Year 10 | 124 68 56 |
| Year 11 | 117 55 62 |
| Year 12 | 59 20 39 |
| Year 13 | 43 18 25 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 91.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 43.0% 29.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 43.0% 59.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 1.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 2.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 3.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 80.0% 69.7% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 23.0% 29.4% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 1.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.4% 2.2% |