The Lacon Childe School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 12 2024 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
- Shropshire
- Unique reference
- 141451
- Address
- Love Lane, Cleobury Mortimer, DY14 8PE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 548 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 0.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.3%
- Persistent absence
- 27.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
White British 90%
Unclassified 3.8%
Other White 3.3%
Mixed 1.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.12
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.3
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.5
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.8
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 38 |
Biology | GCSE | 27 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 11 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
English Language | GCSE | 103 |
English Literature | GCSE | 99 |
D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 15 |
French | GCSE | 29 |
Admissions
The Lacon Childe School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 108
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 47
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 51
Offers
- 1st preference
- 104
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 22
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 120 65 55 |
Year 8 | 110 54 56 |
Year 9 | 115 68 47 |
Year 10 | 98 52 46 |
Year 11 | 105 44 61 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 85.0% 81.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 60.0% 23.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 16.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 23.0% 40.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 6.0% 6.5% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.0% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.1% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.5% 1.2% |