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Oversubscribed
Academy
Bishop Fox's School
Secondary
Bishop Fox Drive, Taunton, TA13HQ
018 2328 9211


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
970

Bishop Fox's School is an Academy (Academy converter). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 1200. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 19 Apr 2013.


PUPIL MIX
479 boys and 491 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
16.3
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
12.7%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
13.5%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
18.1%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
Yes
SEN SUPPORT
15.9%
EHC PLAN
0.5%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
46.4
Local Authority
44.9
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
39%
Local Authority
39%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 20% 31% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.9 3.85 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

19 Apr 2013

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Good
Safeguarding is effective -




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 499
Of which first preference applications 226
Of which second preference applications 226
Of which third preference applications 47
Total offers made 214
Of which first preference offers 190
Of which second preference offers 24
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
94%
Local Authority
96%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 85% 86% 87%
Staying in employment 5% 4% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 3% 6% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 6% 4% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
8
GREEN SPACE
2
ENVIRONMENT
7
SAFETY
8
PROPERTY
£300,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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