The De Montfort School

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 11 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
859 (69% of total capacity)
Boys
50.9%
Girls
49.1%
First language not English
25.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
24.2%
Persistent absence
29.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 70%
Other White 20.6%
African 2.2%
Mixed 1.8%
Other 1.7%
Indian 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Other Asian 1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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

School 49%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%

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

School 7%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award19
Sports StudiesTechnical Award42
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE22
BiologyGCSE19
Business Studies:SingleGCSE61
ChemistryGCSE19
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE31
English LanguageGCSE128
English LiteratureGCSE129
Year 2023-2024

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 6
90
48
42
Year 7
113
44
69
Year 8
122
70
52
Year 9
167
86
81
Year 10
131
63
68
Year 11
131
60
71
Year 12
50
31
19
Year 13
55
35
20
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
79.0%
84.2%
85.6%
Further education
32.0%
32.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
40.0%
32.7%
36.6%
Sixth form college
6.0%
18.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
7.0%
5.5%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
4.1%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
5.3%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.0%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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