The Cornelius Vermuyden School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Inadequate Oct 31 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 140308
- Address
- Dinant Avenue, SS8 9QS
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 766 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.3%
- Persistent absence
- 36.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.6%
White British 89.4%
Mixed 4.8%
Other White 2%
Unclassified 1.3%
Irish 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
African 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.76
- 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 24%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.8
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.13
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 29 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 9 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 41 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 33 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 12 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 162 |
Admissions
The Cornelius Vermuyden School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 105
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 91
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 138 63 75 |
| Year 8 | 144 77 67 |
| Year 9 | 167 71 96 |
| Year 10 | 157 75 82 |
| Year 11 | 160 87 73 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 86.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 74.0% 36.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 38.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 10.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |