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
- 535 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.3%
- Persistent absence
- 31.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.8%
White British 93.3%
Mixed 2.1%
Other White 1.5%
Unclassified 1.1%
Irish 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
African 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.9
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.29
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 85 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 72 |
| French | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Holsworthy Community College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 110
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 14
Offers
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 122 70 52 |
| Year 8 | 117 64 53 |
| Year 9 | 100 49 51 |
| Year 10 | 111 56 55 |
| Year 11 | 85 42 43 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 68.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 55.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 23.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 1.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 4.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 6.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.3% 3.0% |