Weston Secondary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 7 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Unique reference
- 147676
- Address
- Tickleford Drive, Weston, SO19 9QP
- Website
- www.westonsecondary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 806 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.2%
- Girls
- 45.8%
- First language not English
- 40.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.4%
- Persistent absence
- 42.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.0%
White British 44.4%
Other White 15%
African 7.3%
Other Asian 6.8%
Mixed 6.5%
Indian 4.8%
Other 4.8%
Unclassified 4.7%
Pakistani 3.1%
Caribbean 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.51
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.29
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 5%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 22%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.6
Local authority average 42.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.81
Local authority average 3.67
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 10 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 25 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 52 |
Admissions
Weston Secondary School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 113
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 69
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 69
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 133 69 64 |
| Year 8 | 166 100 66 |
| Year 9 | 171 89 82 |
| Year 10 | 172 91 81 |
| Year 11 | 164 88 76 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 83.6% 85.6% |
Further education | 47.0% 22.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 4.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 32.0% 56.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 8.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 0.7% 1.2% |