The Park Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jan 25 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
- Devon
- Unique reference
- 146094
- Address
- Park Lane, EX32 9AX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1416 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.1%
- Persistent absence
- 26.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
White British 89.8%
Mixed 3.9%
Other White 2.8%
Unclassified 1.1%
African 0.8%
Other 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.25
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 50%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.4
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.07
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 45 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 94 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 88 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 29 |
| Dance | GCSE | 20 |
Admissions
The Park Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 277
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 268
- 2nd preference
- 70
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 268
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 293 147 146 |
| Year 8 | 293 162 131 |
| Year 9 | 293 130 163 |
| Year 10 | 284 133 151 |
| Year 11 | 253 129 124 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 83.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 80.0% 57.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 24.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 5.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 5.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |