Abbey Park School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 17 2023 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
- Swindon
- Unique reference
- 145744
- Address
- The Learning Campus, Redhouse Way, SN25 2ND
- Website
- www.abbeyparkschool.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1180 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 12.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.7%
- Persistent absence
- 21.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.9%
White British 79.5%
Other White 9.2%
Mixed 5.2%
African 1.3%
Other 1.1%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.03
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.07
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 27%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.2
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.91
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 53 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 48 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 103 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 51 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 55 |
| English Language | GCSE | 205 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 201 |
Admissions
Abbey Park School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 240
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 266
- 2nd preference
- 202
- 3rd preference
- 86
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 236
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 240 133 107 |
| Year 8 | 238 138 100 |
| Year 9 | 236 130 106 |
| Year 10 | 230 121 109 |
| Year 11 | 236 110 126 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 85.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 47.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 13.0% 20.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 29.0% 17.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.4% 1.0% |