Mary Webb School and Science College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 7 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
- Shropshire
- Unique reference
- 146509
- Address
- Pontesbury, SY5 0TG
- Website
- www.marywebbschool.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 647 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 3.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.6%
- Persistent absence
- 31.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.0%
White British 90.7%
Other White 3.6%
Mixed 3.2%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other Asian 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.01
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.3
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.03
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 29 |
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 70 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
Astronomy | GCSE | 2 |
Biology | GCSE | 59 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 72 |
English Language | GCSE | 114 |
English Literature | GCSE | 113 |
Admissions
Mary Webb School and Science College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 120
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 122
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 73
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 116
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 139 73 66 |
Year 8 | 140 68 72 |
Year 9 | 120 62 58 |
Year 10 | 128 74 54 |
Year 11 | 120 61 59 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 83.0% 81.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 11.0% 19.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 17.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 70.0% 43.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.6% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 6.0% 6.7% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.3% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.5% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.8% 1.0% |