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
- 1182 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.1%
- Girls
- 45.9%
- First language not English
- 11.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.9%
- Persistent absence
- 19.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.2%
White British 78.3%
Other White 9.5%
Mixed 5.4%
African 2.3%
Other 1.1%
Indian 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 42%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.2
Local authority average 44
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.18
Local authority average 3.91
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 44 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 99 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 76 |
| English Language | GCSE | 230 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 227 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
Abbey Park School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 238
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 281
- 2nd preference
- 203
- 3rd preference
- 81
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 226
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 236 112 124 |
| Year 8 | 239 129 110 |
| Year 9 | 238 140 98 |
| Year 10 | 238 133 105 |
| Year 11 | 231 126 105 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 86.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 50.0% 47.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 13.0% 19.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 25.0% 19.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.1% 3.0% |