Prince William School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 28 2020 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
North Northamptonshire
Unique reference
142063
Address
Herne Road, PE8 4BS
Website
Not available

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1328 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
50.9%
Girls
49.1%
First language not English
6.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
12.7%
Persistent absence
15.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77%
Other White 7.2%
Unclassified 5.9%
Mixed 4.1%
Other Black 2.3%
African 1.8%
Indian 0.8%
Other Asian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.14
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.04
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 20%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 51%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 48.8
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.23
Local authority average 3.9
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Sports StudiesTechnical Award39
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award12
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award10
Health StudiesTechnical Award16
Additional Mathematics FSMQOther General Qualification (Level 3)16
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE15
BiologyGCSE60
Business Studies:SingleGCSE80
ChemistryGCSE60
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE24
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Prince William School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
220
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
198
2nd preference
71
3rd preference
39
From another Local Authority
20
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
198
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
224
117
107
Year 8
279
132
147
Year 9
224
115
109
Year 10
202
99
103
Year 11
210
118
92
Year 12
98
49
49
Year 13
91
46
45
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
83.0%
83.7%
86.5%
Further education
28.0%
38.1%
34.7%
School sixth form
53.0%
44.8%
37.9%
Sixth form college
1.0%
0.2%
13.1%
Other education destinations
2.0%
0.7%
0.9%
Entering employment
5.0%
6.0%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
3.6%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
5.5%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.2%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
78.0%
n/a
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
31.0%
n/a
19.7%
Russell Group
21.0%
n/a
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
n/a
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
n/a
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
4.0%
n/a
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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