Laurence Jackson School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 18 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
- 1235 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 0.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.7%
- Persistent absence
- 19.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
White British 95.8%
Mixed 2.5%
Other White 0.6%
Unclassified 0.5%
African 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 40%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.9
Local authority average 44.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.09
Local authority average 3.93
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 57 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 63 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| English Language | GCSE | 218 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 218 |
| French | GCSE | 35 |
| Geography | GCSE | 133 |
| History | GCSE | 80 |
Admissions
Laurence Jackson School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 259
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 306
- 2nd preference
- 94
- 3rd preference
- 53
- From another Local Authority
- 45
Offers
- 1st preference
- 258
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 252 133 119 |
| Year 8 | 276 147 129 |
| Year 9 | 245 122 123 |
| Year 10 | 243 115 128 |
| Year 11 | 219 119 100 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 84.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 50.0% 50.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | SP 5.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 34.0% 27.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.0% 3.0% |