St George's School A Church of England Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 14 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Unique reference
- 140759
- Address
- Cherry Tree Road, Marton, FY4 4PH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1005 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 5.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.7%
- Persistent absence
- 24.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.1%
White British 89.7%
Mixed 3.5%
Other White 3.4%
African 1.2%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.33
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.85
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 17%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 61%
Local authority average 27%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.1
Local authority average 34.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.28
Local authority average 2.86
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 47 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 39 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 15 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 33 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 37 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| English Language | GCSE | 181 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 184 |
Admissions
St George's School A Church of England Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 206
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 299
- 2nd preference
- 102
- 3rd preference
- 58
- From another Local Authority
- 40
Offers
- 1st preference
- 204
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 223 105 118 |
| Year 8 | 204 105 99 |
| Year 9 | 198 112 86 |
| Year 10 | 198 107 91 |
| Year 11 | 182 94 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 74.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 33.0% 40.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 5.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 40.0% 28.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 8.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 13.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |