Worle Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 14 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Somerset
- Unique reference
- 143137
- Address
- Redwing Drive, Mead Vale, BS22 8XX
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1357 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 10%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.8%
- Persistent absence
- 36.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.8%
White British 81.6%
Other White 10.3%
Mixed 3.2%
Unclassified 1.8%
African 1%
Indian 0.9%
Chinese 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.56
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.2
Local authority average 46.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.16
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 1 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 20 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 72 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 41 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 68 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 48 |
| English Language | GCSE | 274 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 265 |
Admissions
Worle Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 254
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 192
- 2nd preference
- 155
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 192
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 293 155 138 |
| Year 8 | 272 139 133 |
| Year 9 | 269 142 127 |
| Year 10 | 245 114 131 |
| Year 11 | 278 150 128 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 88.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 77.0% 47.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 39.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 1.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.2% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |