Laurence Jackson School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 19 2024 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
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Unique reference
- 147724
- Address
- Church Lane, TS14 6RD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1239 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 0.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.6%
- Persistent absence
- 21.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
White British 96.7%
Mixed 2.1%
Other White 0.5%
Unclassified 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.26
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.33
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.8
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.81
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 16 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 29 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 62 |
| Biology | GCSE | 92 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 89 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 233 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 233 |
Admissions
Laurence Jackson School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 246
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 228
- 2nd preference
- 62
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 20
Offers
- 1st preference
- 227
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 277 146 131 |
| Year 8 | 250 125 125 |
| Year 9 | 246 120 126 |
| Year 10 | 225 120 105 |
| Year 11 | 241 129 112 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 80.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 46.0% 48.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 4.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 32.0% 27.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 6.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.5% 1.0% |