John O'Gaunt School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement 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
- West Berkshire
- Unique reference
- 142822
- Address
- Priory Road, RG17 0AN
- Website
- www.johnogauntschool.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 440 (68% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.5%
- Persistent absence
- 28.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.4%
White British 92.3%
Other White 3.4%
Mixed 2.3%
Indian 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 32
Local authority average 47.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.68
Local authority average 4.29
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 80 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 75 |
| French | GCSE | 9 |
| Geography | GCSE | 39 |
| History | GCSE | 38 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 80 |
Admissions
John O'Gaunt School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 86
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 79
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 79
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 87 44 43 |
| Year 8 | 103 57 46 |
| Year 9 | 84 41 43 |
| Year 10 | 85 39 46 |
| Year 11 | 81 41 40 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 87.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 59.0% 25.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 12.0% 55.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 5.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 3.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 8.0% 2.1% 3.0% |