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
- 1288 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 11.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.3%
- Persistent absence
- 32.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.7%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Unclassified | 2.1% |
| African | 2.6% |
| Mixed | 3.2% |
| Other White | 9.7% |
| White British | 79.7% |
| Indian | 1% |
| Other Asian | 0.5% |
| Chinese | 0.5% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.3% |
| Other Black | 0.2% |
| Other | 0.2% |
| Irish | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 18% |
| Local authority average | 29% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 41% |
| Local authority average | 46% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 40.4 |
| Local authority average | 46.8 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 3.34 |
| Local authority average | 4.03 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 37 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 92 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 37 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 20 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 41 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 49 |
| English Language | GCSE | 236 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 226 |
Admissions
Worle Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 208
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 125
- 3rd preference
- 41
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 257 114 143 |
| Year 8 | 279 153 126 |
| Year 9 | 260 136 124 |
| Year 10 | 250 131 119 |
| Year 11 | 242 114 128 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 85.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 71.0% 47.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 35.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 1.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.8% 3.0% |