The Hinckley School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 12 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
- 30.5%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 35 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 51 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 63 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 85 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 63 |
| Dance | GCSE | 7 |
| English Language | GCSE | 195 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 188 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 31 |
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 |