Houlton School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 27 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Warwickshire
Unique reference
143707
Address
Signal Drive, Houlton, CV23 1ED

Pupils

Number of Pupils
710 (60% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
14.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
20%
Persistent absence
19.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 67.3%
Other White 9.3%
Mixed 6%
Indian 5.6%
African 3.9%
Other Asian 2.3%
Chinese 2%
Other Black 1.4%
Irish 0.7%
Other 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Houlton School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
182
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
169
2nd preference
187
3rd preference
141
From another Local Authority
67
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
147
2nd preference
32
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
27
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
180
88
92
Year 8
179
100
79
Year 9
176
84
92
Year 10
175
83
92
Year 2024-2025

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