Therfield School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 8 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
- Surrey
- Unique reference
- 143902
- Address
- Dilston Road, KT22 7NZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1043 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 58.8%
- Girls
- 41.2%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.7%
- Persistent absence
- 26.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.7%
White British 80.5%
Mixed 6.1%
Other White 5.6%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other 1.1%
African 0.9%
Indian 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Unclassified 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.17
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 62%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.8
Local authority average 50.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.16
Local authority average 4.49
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 14 |
Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 12 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
Biology | GCSE | 27 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 86 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 39 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 34 |
Admissions
Therfield School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 200
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 100
- 3rd preference
- 70
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 17
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.1 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 198 124 74 |
Year 8 | 196 119 77 |
Year 9 | 182 102 80 |
Year 10 | 179 85 94 |
Year 11 | 180 109 71 |
Year 12 | 75 51 24 |
Year 13 | 33 23 10 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 85.0% 89.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 26.0% 25.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 28.0% 30.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 31.0% 32.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 2.0% 3.3% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.6% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 7.0% 3.8% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 63.0% 68.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 22.0% 24.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 14.0% 21.3% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.4% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.4% 1.7% |
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