The Mandeville School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
School rating
Inadequate
Nov 19 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 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
Buckinghamshire
Unique reference
148851
Address
Ellen Road, HP21 8ES

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1001 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
49.7%
Girls
50.3%
First language not English
33.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.2%
Persistent absence
33.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 43.1%
Pakistani 20.7%
Mixed 8.3%
Other White 7.1%
African 7%
Other Asian 5.6%
Indian 3.3%
Other 1.8%
Caribbean 1%
Other Black 1%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 13%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 29%
Local authority average 59%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 38.8
Local authority average 53.3
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.23
Local authority average 4.78
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award30
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award18
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award11
ArabicGCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE58
BiologyGCSE28
Business Studies:SingleGCSE94
ChemistryGCSE28
ChineseGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE36
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Mandeville School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
222
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
110
2nd preference
56
3rd preference
33
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
110
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes25.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
202
98
104
Year 8
213
113
100
Year 9
181
87
94
Year 10
201
84
117
Year 11
172
89
83
Year 12
17
12
5
Year 13
9
8
1
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
81.0%
90.4%
85.5%
Further education
59.0%
22.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
22.0%
62.7%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
4.7%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
2.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
2.1%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
8.0%
3.1%
5.7%
Destination unknown
5.0%
2.4%
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
53.0%
73.0%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
2.0%
38.4%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
1.6%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
3.0%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022