William Allitt School is a secondary school located in Swadlincote. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 12/09/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sunnyside, Swadlincote, DE11 0TL
Website: http://www.williamallitt.derbyshire.sch.uk
Telephone: 01283216404
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Derbyshire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Jackie Cooper
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 112938

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/09/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 945
Number of Pupils: 606
Number of Boys: 311
Number of Girls: 295

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.58 Confidence interval -0.76 to -0.39
Of the 178 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 178 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:15%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:28%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:40.2
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.2
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newhall Infant School
Sunnyside , Newhall DE11 0TJ 		3out of 4 129 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Newhall Community Junior School
Chesterfield Avenue , Newhall DE11 0TR 		2out of 4 138 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Fairmeadows Foundation Primary School
Fairfield Crescent , Newhall DE11 0SW 		2out of 4 931 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Elmsleigh Infant & Nursery School
Queen's Drive , DE11 0EG 		- not rated 1,524 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Edward's Catholic Academy
Newhall Road , DE11 0BD 		1out of 4 1,629 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
William Allitt School
Sunnyside , Newhall DE11 0TL 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Pingle Academy
Coronation Street , DE11 0QA 		2out of 4 1,432 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Blessed Robert Sutton Catholic Voluntary Academy
Bluestone Lane , Stapenhill DE15 9SD 		2out of 4 2,623 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Paulet High School
Violet Way , Stapenhill DE15 9RT 		- not rated 2,696 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Derbyshire Support Centre
Memorial Hall , Main Street DE11 0TW 		3out of 4 335 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Burton PRU
Church Hill Street , Winshill DE15 0HR 		3out of 4 3,152 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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