The Bishop David Brown School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 7 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
- Surrey
- Unique reference
- 142284
- Address
- Albert Drive, GU21 5RF
- Website
- www.bdb.surrey.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 780 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 31%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.7%
- Persistent absence
- 13.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.8%
White British 35.9%
Pakistani 27.7%
Other White 12.9%
Other Asian 7.9%
Mixed 5.2%
African 2.7%
Other 2.6%
Indian 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1%
Chinese 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.4
Local authority average 50.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.54
Local authority average 4.49
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 59 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 43 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 137 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 137 |
Admissions
The Bishop David Brown School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 101
- 3rd preference
- 62
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 206 100 106 |
| Year 8 | 149 69 80 |
| Year 9 | 147 73 74 |
| Year 10 | 131 77 54 |
| Year 11 | 147 82 65 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 89.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 29.0% 25.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 30.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 57.0% 32.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 3.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.1% 1.0% |