Clifton Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 26 2024 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
- Rotherham
- Unique reference
- 143545
- Address
- Middle Lane, S65 2SN
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1112 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 48.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 61.4%
- Persistent absence
- 35.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.8%
White British 32.3%
Pakistani 17.5%
Gypsy/Roma 14.1%
Other White 9%
African 7.8%
Other 5.5%
Mixed 5%
Unclassified 4.1%
Other Asian 2.7%
Indian 0.8%
Chinese 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 18%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 29.4
Local authority average 41.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.56
Local authority average 3.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 18 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 21 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 5 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 54 |
| Biology | GCSE | 95 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 43 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 95 |
| English Language | GCSE | 184 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 185 |
| French | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Clifton Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 206
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 139
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 139
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 233 116 117 |
| Year 8 | 245 119 126 |
| Year 9 | 222 123 99 |
| Year 10 | 219 94 125 |
| Year 11 | 193 98 95 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 66.0% 79.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 35.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 24.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 25.0% 18.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 21.0% 8.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 3.0% 3.0% |