Lyndon School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 2 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Unique reference
- 142075
- Address
- Daylesford Road, B92 8EJ
- Website
- www.lyndon.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1184 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 25.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.7%
- Persistent absence
- 18.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.1%
White British 54%
Pakistani 15.5%
Mixed 8.5%
Indian 4.4%
Other White 3%
Chinese 3%
Bangladeshi 2.9%
Other Asian 2.4%
Other 2.1%
African 1.9%
Unclassified 1.2%
Caribbean 0.8%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 70%
Local authority average 44%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.6
Local authority average 46.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.57
Local authority average 4.15
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 1 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 49 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 21 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 53 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
Lyndon School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 235
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 267
- 2nd preference
- 156
- 3rd preference
- 100
- From another Local Authority
- 457
Offers
- 1st preference
- 203
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 104
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 243 124 119 |
| Year 8 | 240 117 123 |
| Year 9 | 238 122 116 |
| Year 10 | 219 98 121 |
| Year 11 | 244 123 121 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 83.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 50.0% 38.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 29.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 29.0% 14.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.5% 3.0% |