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
- 970 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 6.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.2%
- Persistent absence
- 23.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.5%
White British 85.7%
Mixed 4.4%
Other White 4.1%
Indian 2%
Other 1.1%
Other Asian 1%
African 0.7%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.28
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 43%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.2
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.66
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 8 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 10 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 52 |
| Biology | GCSE | 39 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 49 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 37 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
Sir Graham Balfour High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 205
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 224
- 2nd preference
- 66
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 204
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 195 107 88 |
| Year 8 | 197 95 102 |
| Year 9 | 161 75 86 |
| Year 10 | 172 85 87 |
| Year 11 | 175 74 101 |
| Year 12 | 35 20 15 |
| Year 13 | 35 17 18 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 84.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 59.0% 43.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 26.0% 37.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 3.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 70.0% 57.0% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 27.0% 14.8% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 3.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.4% 2.2% |