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
- 1166 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 23.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.1%
- Persistent absence
- 18.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.4%
White British 53.5%
Pakistani 15.3%
Mixed 8.7%
Indian 4.1%
Chinese 3%
Bangladeshi 2.7%
Other White 2.6%
Other Asian 2.4%
African 2.3%
Other 2.1%
Unclassified 1.9%
Caribbean 1.2%
Other Black 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.41
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 58%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.3
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 12 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 50 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 15 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 23 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 110 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
Admissions
Lyndon School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 227
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 242
- 2nd preference
- 171
- 3rd preference
- 111
- From another Local Authority
- 489
Offers
- 1st preference
- 186
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 125
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 241 116 125 |
| Year 8 | 244 126 118 |
| Year 9 | 227 101 126 |
| Year 10 | 252 127 125 |
| Year 11 | 202 107 95 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 85.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 36.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 32.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 29.0% 15.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.2% 1.0% |