Katherine Warington School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 29 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Not available
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 145890
- Address
- Lower Luton Road, AL5 5FH
- Website
- www.kwschool.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 923 (65% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.6%
- Girls
- 42.4%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.4%
- Persistent absence
- 15.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.8%
White British 70.4%
Mixed 9.8%
Other White 6.1%
African 2.5%
Indian 2.4%
Pakistani 1.8%
Chinese 1.5%
Caribbean 1.3%
Other Asian 1%
Unclassified 1%
Other Black 0.8%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 5 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 36 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 36 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 36 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 16 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 66 |
| English Language | GCSE | 174 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 173 |
Admissions
Katherine Warington School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 171
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 210
- 3rd preference
- 194
- From another Local Authority
- 47
Offers
- 1st preference
- 129
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 187 105 82 |
| Year 8 | 208 112 96 |
| Year 9 | 180 94 86 |
| Year 10 | 173 108 65 |
| Year 11 | 175 113 62 |