The Purbeck School

Worgret Road, Wareham, BH20 4PF

Secondary

Phase

1650

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Latest data: 2022 GCSEs · 2022 A-levels.

Closed on 30 April 2022 and continues as The Purbeck School (URN 148737) (opened 1 May 2022). Its page carries this history forward.

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GCSE Results

2021-22

*Data not available for 2022-23 — showing latest available results

Average Attainment 8: 49.5
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 49.0%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 73.0%
Entering EBacc: 19.0%
EBacc APS: 4.2
Cohort Size: 171

Destinations

After GCSE 2021-22

Sustained education/employment: 96.0%
Continued in education: 91.0%
Apprenticeships: 4.0%
Employment: 1.0%
Not sustained: 2.0%

After A-Levels 2021-22

Sustained education/employment: 92.0%
Higher education: 49.0%
Apprenticeships: 4.0%
Employment: 37.0%
Not sustained: 7.0%

A-Level Results

2021-22

*Data not available for 2022-23 — showing latest available results

Avg A-Level Grade

40.1

Avg Points/Entry

42.1

Best 3 A-Levels

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating: 26.4%
Applied General Avg Points: 32.0
16-18 Cohort: 179

Pupil Demographics

2021-22

Total Pupils: 1071
Boys: 524 (49%)
Girls: 547 (51%)
Capacity: 1650 (65% full)
SEND: 21.7%
FSM Eligible: 20.9%
EAL: 3.0%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.1%
SEN Support: 18.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 17.1:1
Teachers (FTE): 62.4
Budget per Pupil: £549/yr

Attendance & Absence

2021-22

*Data not available for 2022-23 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate: 10.0%
Persistent Absence: 32.9%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2021-22

White British: 92.5%
White Other: 3.1%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
Mixed Other: 1.0%
Black African: 0.4%
Other: 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma: 0.3%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.3%

92.5%

White British

3.1%

White Other

1.0%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

Contact & Location

Worgret Road

Wareham, South West

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Administrative

URN: 113855
UKPRN: 10006789
Establishment No.: 4024

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