The De Montfort School

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 10 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
10 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Worcestershire
Unique reference
148338
Address
Four Pools Road, WR11 1DQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
902 (68% of total capacity)
Boys
51.1%
Girls
48.9%
First language not English
25.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
24.2%
Persistent absence
24.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.1%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Indian1.9%
Mixed2%
African2.7%
Other White18.4%
White British70.1%
Other Asian
1.7%
Other
1.1%
Gypsy/Roma
0.9%
Unclassified
0.7%
Pakistani
0.4%
Caribbean
0.1%
Other Black
0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-1.6
WritingWell below average-2.7
MathsAverage-0.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
60%
Local authority average
59%
England average
62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
9%
Local authority average
7%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
104
Local authority average
105
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
104
Local authority average
104
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award17
Sports StudiesTechnical Award53
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE21
BiologyGCSE33
Business Studies:SingleGCSE31
ChemistryGCSE33
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE22
Design & TechnologyGCSE16
English LanguageGCSE130
English LiteratureGCSE129
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The De Montfort School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
1
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
6
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
2
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
0
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 6
121
64
57
Year 7
112
60
52
Year 8
111
46
65
Year 9
183
93
90
Year 10
158
85
73
Year 11
129
64
65
Year 12
39
20
19
Year 13
49
29
20
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
86.0%
85.9%
85.5%
Further education
50.0%
36.7%
36.9%
School sixth form
34.0%
31.5%
35.2%
Sixth form college
1.0%
17.0%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.7%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
3.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
3.9%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
5.0%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
2.2%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
47.0%
58.1%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
10.0%
16.0%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
2.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
3.2%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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