John Flamsteed Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Jan 14 2025 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
- Derbyshire
- Unique reference
- 142710
- Address
- Derby Road, Denby, DE5 8NP
- Website
- http://www.jfcs.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 834 (61% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 1.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.2%
- Persistent absence
- 17.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.6%
White British 91.7%
Unclassified 2.8%
Mixed 2.7%
Other White 1.8%
Indian 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
African 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.2
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.72
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 34 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 34 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 55 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 44 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 51 |
| English Language | GCSE | 155 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 153 |
Admissions
John Flamsteed Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 160
- 2nd preference
- 164
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 160
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 167 79 88 |
| Year 8 | 171 81 90 |
| Year 9 | 164 83 81 |
| Year 10 | 174 89 85 |
| Year 11 | 158 79 79 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 81.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 41.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 30.0% 33.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 12.0% 5.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 3.1% 3.0% |