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Requires improvement
Academy
Sir William Ramsay School
Secondary
Post 16
Rose Avenue Hazlemere, High Wycombe, HP157UB
014 9481 5211


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 18
PUPILS
995

Sir William Ramsay School is an Academy (Academy converter). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 18 and has a capacity of 1041. The school was last rated as Requires improvement by Ofsted on 06 Dec 2018.


PUPIL MIX
484 boys and 511 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
17
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
13%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
24.8%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
15%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
Yes
SEN SUPPORT
7.5%
EHC PLAN
4.1%
SEN PROVISIONS:
  • HI - Hearing Impairment
  • PD - Physical Disability


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
44.6
Local Authority
55.1
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
32%
Local Authority
60%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 16% 45% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.67 4.92 4.07



Percentage of students completing

School
77.3%
Local Authority
96.5%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Below Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C- B- C+
Average Points 25.51 38.2 32.87



Percentage of students completing

School
77.3%
Local Authority
96.4%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Below Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C- B C+
Average Points 26.43 38.43 33.02




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

06 Dec 2018

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Requires improvement
Safeguarding is effective Yes
Sixth form provision Requires improvement




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Moderate

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 464
Of which first preference applications 103
Of which second preference applications 131
Of which third preference applications 110
Total offers made 205
Of which first preference offers 103
Of which second preference offers 37
Of which third preference offers 26




School Destinations


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

School
94%
Local Authority
97%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 87% 92% 87%
Staying in employment 3% 2% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 4% 3% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 6% 3% 5%


The percentage of students progressing to higher education or training (in the two years) after completing their A Levels:

School
37%
Local Authority
74%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees 37% 71% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
1% 40% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
1% 30% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
0% 2% 1%
Higher Apprenticeships 0% 1% 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 0% 1% 3%




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
5
GREEN SPACE
5
ENVIRONMENT
7
SAFETY
9
PROPERTY
£374,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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