Court Fields School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 22 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
- 826 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 8.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.3%
- Persistent absence
- 18.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.4%
White British 86%
Other White 3.8%
Mixed 2.7%
African 2.3%
Other Asian 1.6%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Indian 0.7%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.7
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.7
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 34 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 34 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 146 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 139 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| French | GCSE | 12 |
Admissions
Court Fields School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 183
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 176
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 174 84 90 |
| Year 8 | 194 101 93 |
| Year 9 | 155 75 80 |
| Year 10 | 150 77 73 |
| Year 11 | 153 83 70 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 71.0% 80.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 46.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 16.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 39.0% 16.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |