Newlands Girls' School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 22 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- 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
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Unique reference
- 142357
- Address
- Farm Road, SL6 5JB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1200 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 16%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.9%
- Persistent absence
- 13.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.0%
White British 50.6%
Pakistani 18.3%
Indian 9.3%
Other White 6.8%
Mixed 6.7%
Other Asian 1.9%
Other 1.8%
Chinese 1.5%
African 1.2%
Unclassified 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.63
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 76%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 65%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56.6
Local authority average 49.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.4
Local authority average 4.43
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 50 |
| Biology | GCSE | 53 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 114 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 53 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 7 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 190 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 189 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 17 |
| French | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
Newlands Girls' School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 192
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 214
- 2nd preference
- 97
- 3rd preference
- 53
- From another Local Authority
- 90
Offers
- 1st preference
- 178
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 192 0 192 |
| Year 8 | 193 0 193 |
| Year 9 | 193 0 193 |
| Year 10 | 191 0 191 |
| Year 11 | 192 0 192 |
| Year 12 | 144 0 144 |
| Year 13 | 95 0 95 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 95.0% 90.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 16.0% 24.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 61.0% 56.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 17.0% 8.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 2.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% 2.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.4% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 87.0% 63.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 27.0% 20.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 25.0% 18.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.3% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.7% 1.7% |