Sir Graham Balfour High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 14 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- 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
- Staffordshire
- Unique reference
- 142983
- Address
- North Avenue, ST16 1NR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 998 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.2%
- Persistent absence
- 21.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.3%
White British 83.8%
Other White 4.6%
Mixed 4.4%
Indian 2.2%
Other 1.3%
Other Asian 1.1%
African 1%
Unclassified 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.9
Local authority average 43.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.06
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 16 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 21 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 45 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 49 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
Sir Graham Balfour High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 194
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 212
- 2nd preference
- 89
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 208 115 93 |
| Year 8 | 198 106 92 |
| Year 9 | 190 87 103 |
| Year 10 | 161 74 87 |
| Year 11 | 173 85 88 |
| Year 12 | 33 10 23 |
| Year 13 | 35 20 15 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 83.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 59.0% 46.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 25.0% 33.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 3.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 80.0% 51.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 22.0% 10.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 2.4% |