Eckington School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Not available
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Unique reference
- 149825
- Address
- Dronfield Road, S21 4GN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1144 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.5%
- Persistent absence
- 25.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
White British 92%
Mixed 3.1%
African 1.3%
Other White 1.2%
Chinese 0.6%
Other 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.6
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.38
Local authority average 3.92
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 29 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 94 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 52 |
| English Language | GCSE | 197 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 188 |
Admissions
Eckington School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 185
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 173
- 2nd preference
- 78
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 87
Offers
- 1st preference
- 173
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 37
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 182 94 88 |
| Year 8 | 203 108 95 |
| Year 9 | 223 114 109 |
| Year 10 | 230 109 121 |
| Year 11 | 198 97 101 |
| Year 12 | 62 28 34 |
| Year 13 | 46 20 26 |