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Requires improvement
Oversubscribed
Maintained school
Robert Blake Science College
Secondary
Hamp Avenue, Bridgwater, TA66AW
012 7845 6243


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
850

Robert Blake Science College is a Maintained school (Foundation school). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 900. The school was last rated as Requires improvement by Ofsted on 05 Dec 2019.


PUPIL MIX
399 boys and 451 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
17.4
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
23.4%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
10.9%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
18.7%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
15.5%
EHC PLAN
0.8%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
40.9
Local Authority
44.9
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Below Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
34%
Local Authority
39%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 16% 31% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.37 3.85 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

05 Dec 2019

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Good
Leadership and management Requires improvement
Safeguarding is effective Yes




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 266
Of which first preference applications 195
Of which second preference applications 49
Of which third preference applications 22
Total offers made 188
Of which first preference offers 178
Of which second preference offers 9
Of which third preference offers 1




School Destinations


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

School
97%
Local Authority
96%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 87% 86% 87%
Staying in employment 6% 4% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 4% 6% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 2% 4% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
5
GREEN SPACE
8
ENVIRONMENT
4
SAFETY
1
PROPERTY
£125,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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