The Skinners' School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 16 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 140595
- Address
- St John's Road, TN4 9PG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1118 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 19.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 4.5%
- Persistent absence
- 6.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.3%
White British 62.5%
Mixed 11.3%
Other White 8.5%
Indian 7.6%
Unclassified 5%
Other 1.3%
Other Asian 1%
Pakistani 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
African 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.71
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 78%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 97%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 72.7
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.82
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 56 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 10 |
| Biology | GCSE | 159 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 43 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 160 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 55 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 34 |
| Economics | GCSE | 68 |
Admissions
The Skinners' School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 160
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 243
- 2nd preference
- 300
- 3rd preference
- 155
- From another Local Authority
- 210
Offers
- 1st preference
- 128
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 15
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 160 160 0 |
| Year 8 | 160 160 0 |
| Year 9 | 160 160 0 |
| Year 10 | 163 163 0 |
| Year 11 | 159 159 0 |
| Year 12 | 160 160 0 |
| Year 13 | 156 156 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 99.0% 87.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 1.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 97.0% 60.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 4.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 95.0% 61.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 69.0% 19.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 61.0% 16.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 5.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.4% 1.7% |