Dawlish College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted 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
- 748 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.9%
- Persistent absence
- 27.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.6%
White British 92.9%
Other White 2.8%
Mixed 1.3%
Indian 1.3%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.21
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 56%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.3
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.53
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 10 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 4 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 17 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 11 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 10 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 83 |
Admissions
Dawlish College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 147
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 145
- 2nd preference
- 51
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 145
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 175 100 75 |
| Year 8 | 179 85 94 |
| Year 9 | 162 78 84 |
| Year 10 | 113 52 61 |
| Year 11 | 119 53 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 83.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 79.0% 57.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 24.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 4.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 5.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |