Ponteland High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 24 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Northumberland
Unique reference
145783
Address
The Crescent, Callerton Lane, NE20 9EG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1548 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
51.4%
Girls
48.6%
First language not English
3.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.7%
Persistent absence
17.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
2.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 85.9%
Mixed 3.3%
Indian 2.6%
Pakistani 2.3%
Other White 1.6%
Chinese 1.1%
Other Asian 1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Other 0.4%
African 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.18
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.2
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 59%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 52%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 50.2
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.48
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award1
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award7
Health StudiesTechnical Award1
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE19
Art & DesignGCSE41
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE16
BiologyGCSE109
Business Studies:SingleGCSE149
ChemistryGCSE109
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Ponteland High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
247
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
285
2nd preference
93
3rd preference
57
From another Local Authority
291
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
247
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
84
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 classes21.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
248
125
123
Year 8
277
145
132
Year 9
256
139
117
Year 10
248
124
124
Year 11
255
118
137
Year 12
123
70
53
Year 13
141
75
66
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
81.1%
85.6%
Further education
34.0%
34.8%
35.4%
School sixth form
54.0%
45.7%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
SP
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
6.1%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
5.9%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
4.0%
6.5%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.4%
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
72.0%
68.2%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
35.0%
29.8%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
1.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
4.0%
2.0%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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