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
- 721 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.0%
- Girls
- 53.0%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.5%
- Persistent absence
- 14.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.3%
White British 82.4%
Mixed 8%
Other White 5.1%
African 1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 40%
Local authority average 44%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 61%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.7
Local authority average 50.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.95
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 22 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 45 |
| Biology | GCSE | 53 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 42 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 52 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 115 |
Admissions
Broadwater School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 155
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 191
- 2nd preference
- 97
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 144
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 152 66 86 |
| Year 8 | 152 85 67 |
| Year 9 | 149 70 79 |
| Year 10 | 150 66 84 |
| Year 11 | 118 52 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 88.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 25.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 29.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 60.0% 32.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.2% 3.0% |