Katherine Warington School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 28 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
- 1017 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.6%
- Girls
- 44.4%
- First language not English
- 7.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.5%
- Persistent absence
- 15.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 72%
Mixed 10%
Other White 5.7%
African 2.7%
Indian 2%
Pakistani 1.5%
Chinese 1.4%
Other Asian 0.9%
Caribbean 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Irish 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.6
Local authority average 50.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.84
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 28 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 21 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
Katherine Warington School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 164
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 136
- 2nd preference
- 166
- 3rd preference
- 161
- From another Local Authority
- 34
Offers
- 1st preference
- 108
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 185 87 98 |
| Year 8 | 187 102 85 |
| Year 9 | 210 116 94 |
| Year 10 | 177 93 84 |
| Year 11 | 173 109 64 |
| Year 12 | 85 58 27 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | SUPP 91.3% 85.5% |
Further education | SUPP 30.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | SUPP 58.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | SUPP 1.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SUPP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SUPP 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SUPP 1.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | SUPP 3.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | SUPP 1.9% 3.0% |