William Allitt School, Swadlincote

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2021.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2021. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

William Allitt School

Sunnyside, Newhall, Swadlincote DE11 0TL

http://www.williamallitt.derbyshire.sch.uk/

William Allitt School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Derbyshire). It has about 610 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In May 2022 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Destinations, Admissions, Disadvantaged pupils and Environment. Relative weaknesses include Progress, Representation, Finances and Attainment.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.8		The Pingle Academy
1.6		Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.6		Paulet High School
1.9		Granville Academy
2.1		Abbot Beyne School
3.4		Paget High School
4.0		The de Ferrers Academy
5.0		John Taylor Free School
5.5		Ashby School
6.1		John Taylor High School
6.8		John Port Spencer Academy
7.1		City of Derby Academy

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Destinations: Excellent. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very high.

Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is very high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress up to age 16 is poor. Destinations at 16 are above average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Environment: About average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite high, while crime is quite low.

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both roughly average.

Attainment: Below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Progress: Poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2019

No A-level data

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