Houstone School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Unique reference
- 149107
- Address
- Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis, LU5 5PX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 517 (33% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 34.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.7%
- Persistent absence
- 35.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.9%
White British 40.8%
Other White 20.3%
Other 13%
Mixed 10.5%
African 4.1%
Caribbean 2.7%
Other Black 2.3%
Pakistani 1.9%
Indian 1.4%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Other Asian 1%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 26 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 52 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 51 |
| Geography | GCSE | 26 |
| History | GCSE | 25 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 52 |
| Portuguese | GCSE | 1 |
| Drama & Theatre Studies | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
Houstone School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 19
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 35
Offers
- 1st preference
- 18
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 19
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 100 80 |
| Year 8 | 141 63 78 |
| Year 9 | 76 30 46 |
| Year 10 | 68 35 33 |
| Year 11 | 52 30 22 |