Sir William Ramsay 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
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 150611
- Address
- Rose Avenue, HP15 7UB
- Website
- www.swr.school
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1033 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 30.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.9%
- Persistent absence
- 34.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.0%
White British 40.4%
Pakistani 18.4%
Mixed 11.4%
Other White 10.2%
African 6.1%
Other Asian 3.6%
Caribbean 2.9%
Indian 2.8%
Other 1.7%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Other Black 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 59%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.4
Local authority average 53.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.07
Local authority average 4.78
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 19 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 20 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 68 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 68 |
Admissions
Sir William Ramsay School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 228
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 51
- 3rd preference
- 38
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 95 85 |
| Year 8 | 182 91 91 |
| Year 9 | 188 106 82 |
| Year 10 | 194 85 109 |
| Year 11 | 190 90 100 |
| Year 12 | 64 29 35 |
| Year 13 | 35 26 9 |