Jane Austen College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 2 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 140815
- Address
- 46-48 Colegate, NR3 1DD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1062 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 41.2%
- Girls
- 58.8%
- First language not English
- 22.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.2%
- Persistent absence
- 22.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.2%
White British 61.9%
Other White 9.5%
Unclassified 7.4%
Mixed 6.7%
African 3.4%
Indian 3.3%
Other 1.7%
Other Asian 1.6%
Chinese 1.5%
Irish 0.8%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.23
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 83%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.3
Local authority average 44.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.69
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 6 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 13 |
Biology | GCSE | 24 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 59 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 13 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
Applied Engineering | GCSE | 24 |
Admissions
Jane Austen College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 172
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 179
- 3rd preference
- 89
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 178 72 106 |
Year 8 | 175 80 95 |
Year 9 | 178 82 96 |
Year 10 | 179 86 93 |
Year 11 | 172 79 93 |
Year 12 | 109 26 83 |
Year 13 | 71 13 58 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 82.0% 85.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 26.0% 41.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 56.0% 35.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 7.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 7.0% 5.0% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.7% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 90.0% 53.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 30.0% 12.1% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 25.0% 10.2% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 5.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 5.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.2% 1.7% |