Holsworthy Community College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 15 2022 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
- Devon
- Unique reference
- 145343
- Address
- Victoria Hill, EX22 6JD
- Website
- http://www.hcc.devon.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 524 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.2%
- Girls
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.7%
- Persistent absence
- 22.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.7%
White British 94.1%
Other White 1.9%
Mixed 1.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.47
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.7
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.58
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 115 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 112 |
| French | GCSE | 37 |
| Geography | GCSE | 69 |
| History | GCSE | 60 |
Admissions
Holsworthy Community College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 119
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 123
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 19
Offers
- 1st preference
- 119
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 118 65 53 |
| Year 8 | 106 56 50 |
| Year 9 | 114 57 57 |
| Year 10 | 85 41 44 |
| Year 11 | 101 60 41 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 83.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 57.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 24.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 13.0% 5.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |