Broadwater School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 29 2023 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
- Surrey
- Unique reference
- 147935
- Address
- Summers Road, Farncombe, GU7 3BW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 691 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 5.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.1%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.4%
White British 81.9%
Mixed 7.5%
Other White 5.1%
Unclassified 2.2%
African 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.72
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.7
Local authority average 50.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.42
Local authority average 4.49
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 3 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 57 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 12 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 116 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 112 |
Admissions
Broadwater School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 170
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 103
- 3rd preference
- 54
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 155 87 68 |
| Year 8 | 151 70 81 |
| Year 9 | 148 64 84 |
| Year 10 | 118 52 66 |
| Year 11 | 119 66 53 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 89.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 24.0% 25.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 30.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 59.0% 32.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 3.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% |