Northcroft Vocational School
Ofsted: Strong
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- Newbury, RG14 1BU
- Distance
- 1.6km away
The Castle School
Love Lane, Donnington, Newbury, RG14 2JG
Ofsted: Outstanding
Independent
Phase
212
Capacity
3-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Cohort Size
- 15
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 100.0%
- Continued in education
- 100.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 0.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 199
- Boys
- 163 (71%)
- Girls
- 65 (29%)
- Capacity
- 212 (108% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 46.2%
- EAL
- 8.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 5.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 36.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £33,942/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 12.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 42.0% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 83.3%
- White Other: 5.6%
- Asian Indian: 3.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.0%
- Gypsy/Roma: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%
- Black African: 1.0%
- White Traveller: 0.5%
83.3%
White British
5.6%
White Other
3.5%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 110182
- UKPRN
- 10017001
- Establishment No.
- 7007
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