The Hinckley School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 13 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 148417
- Address
- Butt Lane, LE10 1LE
- Website
- http://www.hajc.leics.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1166 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 8.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.7%
- Persistent absence
- 29.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.2%
White British 82.2%
Other White 6.2%
Mixed 4.6%
Indian 2.2%
African 2.2%
Other 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.41
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.2
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.53
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 49 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 52 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 49 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Dance | GCSE | 7 |
| English Language | GCSE | 149 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 144 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 11 |
Admissions
The Hinckley School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 145
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 203
- 3rd preference
- 67
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 203 102 101 |
| Year 8 | 225 122 103 |
| Year 9 | 170 84 86 |
| Year 10 | 155 82 73 |
| Year 11 | 155 84 71 |
| Year 12 | 136 85 51 |
| Year 13 | 122 56 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 83.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 36.0% 41.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 40.0% 31.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 9.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.7% 1.2% |