Hastings High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 24 2023 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
Leicestershire
Unique reference
140103
Address
St Catherine's Close, Burbage, LE10 2QE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
854 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
49.3%
Girls
50.7%
First language not English
4.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.1%
Persistent absence
19.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 89.6%
Mixed 3.8%
Other White 3.6%
Indian 0.9%
African 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.43
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.09
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 15%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 62%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 53.1
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.54
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award15
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE14
Art & DesignGCSE19
BiologyGCSE62
Business Studies:SingleGCSE51
ChemistryGCSE62
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE19
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE16
Design & TechnologyGCSE29
English LanguageGCSE171
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Hastings High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
182
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
177
2nd preference
85
3rd preference
100
From another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
176
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes24.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
185
102
83
Year 8
171
77
94
Year 9
164
79
85
Year 10
161
86
75
Year 11
173
77
96
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
87.0%
83.5%
85.6%
Further education
35.0%
41.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
23.0%
31.6%
36.6%
Sixth form college
28.0%
9.8%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
4.1%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
4.8%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
5.9%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.7%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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