Dawlish College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- No rating
- 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
- 147643
- Address
- Elm Grove Road, EX7 0BY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 776 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.5%
- Persistent absence
- 29.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.1%
White British 92.1%
Other White 3%
Mixed 1.7%
Indian 1.5%
African 0.6%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.7
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.33
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 17 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 109 |
Admissions
Dawlish College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 125
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 122
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 122
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 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 | 146 84 62 |
| Year 8 | 175 102 73 |
| Year 9 | 181 88 93 |
| Year 10 | 160 77 83 |
| Year 11 | 114 49 65 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 80.0% 55.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 23.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 1.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 6.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.3% 3.0% |