Wombourne High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 9 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Unique reference
- 141343
- Address
- Ounsdale Road, Wombourne, WV5 8BJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1077 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 0%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.3%
- Persistent absence
- 26.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.0%
White British 93.1%
Mixed 2.6%
Indian 1%
Other White 0.9%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.5%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
African 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.2
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 54%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.4
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.97
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design | Technical Award | 1 |
Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 18 |
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
Small Business Management | Technical Award | 18 |
Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
Ancient History | GCSE | 15 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
Biology | GCSE | 22 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 77 |
Admissions
Wombourne High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 201
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 171
- 2nd preference
- 82
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 177
Offers
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 58
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 206 100 106 |
Year 8 | 206 124 82 |
Year 9 | 158 72 86 |
Year 10 | 164 85 79 |
Year 11 | 176 96 80 |
Year 12 | 75 36 39 |
Year 13 | 92 49 43 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 84.0% 83.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 40.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 35.0% 38.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 3.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 3.0% 5.5% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.2% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 56.0% 55.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 5.0% 11.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 5.0% 9.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.3% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 7.0% 2.6% 1.7% |