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Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre
Secondary
Post 16
Maypole Road Tiptree, Colchester, CO50EW
016 2181 6526


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 18
PUPILS
1190

Thurstable School Sports College and Sixth Form Centre is an Academy (Academy converter). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 18 and has a capacity of 1275. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 20 Apr 2016.


PUPIL MIX
613 boys and 577 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
17.7
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
8.2%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
0.7%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
15.5%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
9.5%
EHC PLAN
1.6%
SEN PROVISIONS:
  • Not Applicable
  • SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
  • OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
  • HI - Hearing Impairment
  • SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
  • SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
  • PD - Physical Disability
  • MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
  • SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
45.6
Local Authority
46.1
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Below Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
35%
Local Authority
41%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 27% 38% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.89 3.97 4.07



Percentage of students completing

School
91.2%
Local Authority
94.5%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C- C+ C+
Average Points 27.43 31.76 32.87



Percentage of students completing

School
91.2%
Local Authority
94.6%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C- C+ C+
Average Points 27.43 32 33.02




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

20 Apr 2016

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 Yes
Sixth form provision Good




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 363
Of which first preference applications 184
Of which second preference applications 106
Of which third preference applications 38
Total offers made 210
Of which first preference offers 184
Of which second preference offers 19
Of which third preference offers 3




School Destinations


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

School
94%
Local Authority
95%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 80% 87% 87%
Staying in employment 3% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 11% 4% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 5% 5% 5%


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

School
35%
Local Authority
55%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees 31% 52% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
3% 18% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
1% 11% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
0% 1% 1%
Higher Apprenticeships 3% 1% 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 1% 2% 3%




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
3
GREEN SPACE
2
ENVIRONMENT
9
SAFETY
4
PROPERTY
£277,500 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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