Court Fields School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 23 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
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 140416
- Address
- Mantle Street, TA21 8SW
- Website
- http://www.courtfields.net/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 798 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 7.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.2%
- Persistent absence
- 25.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
White British 87%
Other White 3.8%
Mixed 2.6%
African 2.1%
Other Asian 1.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Unclassified 0.8%
Indian 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.33
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.2
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.61
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 6 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 21 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 13 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 13 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 31 |
| English Language | GCSE | 139 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 133 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 33 |
Admissions
Court Fields School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 166
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 196 105 91 |
| Year 8 | 161 76 85 |
| Year 9 | 147 76 71 |
| Year 10 | 154 84 70 |
| Year 11 | 140 73 67 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 80.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 45.0% 47.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 16.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 32.0% 15.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 6.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% |