The Banovallum School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 3 2023 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
- Lincolnshire
- Unique reference
- 141581
- Address
- Boston Road, LN9 6DA
- Website
- www.banovallumschool.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 616 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.4%
- Persistent absence
- 28.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.1%
White British 94%
Mixed 2.4%
Other White 1.1%
Unclassified 1%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.04
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.9
Local authority average 46.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.35
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 23 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 21 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 38 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 104 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 103 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
The Banovallum School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 118
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 122
- 2nd preference
- 79
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 109
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 126 62 64 |
| Year 8 | 126 66 60 |
| Year 9 | 125 66 59 |
| Year 10 | 108 39 69 |
| Year 11 | 131 77 54 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 86.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 58.0% 36.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 24.0% 47.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 2.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 4.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |