Baxter College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 15 2020 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Worcestershire
Unique reference
144367
Address
Habberley Road, DY11 5PQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
806 (60% of total capacity)
Boys
52.6%
Girls
47.4%
First language not English
4.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
36.2%
Persistent absence
37.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.7%
Other White 3.8%
Mixed 1.9%
Gypsy/Roma 1.7%
Other 1.5%
Unclassified 0.7%
African 0.6%
Indian 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.61
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.04
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 5%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 26%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 35.6
Local authority average 44.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.8
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award18
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award22
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award10
Speech & DramaTechnical Award17
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE36
Art & DesignGCSE1
BiologyGCSE36
Business Studies:SingleGCSE52
ChemistryGCSE31
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE1
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Baxter College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
141
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
131
2nd preference
54
3rd preference
39
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
130
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
154
81
73
Year 8
172
97
75
Year 9
142
65
77
Year 10
123
62
61
Year 11
138
79
59
Year 12
46
24
22
Year 13
31
16
15
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
83.0%
84.2%
85.6%
Further education
50.0%
32.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
25.0%
32.7%
36.6%
Sixth form college
7.0%
18.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
6.0%
5.5%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
4.1%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
8.0%
5.3%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.0%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
47.0%
63.1%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
11.0%
22.2%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.6%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
2.9%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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