The Bishop David Brown School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 6 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
- 805 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 25%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.2%
- Persistent absence
- 19.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.3%
White British 34.7%
Pakistani 27.7%
Other White 12.4%
Other Asian 6.5%
Mixed 6.1%
African 4%
Other 2.9%
Indian 2%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Chinese 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Caribbean 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 55%
Local authority average 44%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.8
Local authority average 50.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 59 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 25 |
| Economics | GCSE | 24 |
Admissions
The Bishop David Brown School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 144
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 113
- 2nd preference
- 114
- 3rd preference
- 60
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 109
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 172 85 87 |
| Year 8 | 203 99 104 |
| Year 9 | 152 65 87 |
| Year 10 | 147 68 79 |
| Year 11 | 131 76 55 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 88.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 24.0% 25.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 29.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 55.0% 32.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.2% 3.0% |