'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 2022.
Representation
Disadvantaged pupils (%)
Ethnic minority pupils (%)
Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.
Cressex Community School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Buckinghamshire). It has about 760 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In February 2024 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Environment, Progress, Disadvantaged pupils and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Representation, Finances, Destinations and Admissions.
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Environment:Excellent. Air pollution and traffic accidents are very low, while crime is quite low.
Progress:Excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Disadvantaged pupils:Above average. Progress up to age 16 is excellent. Destinations at 16 are about average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.
Attainment:About average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Attendance:About average. Pupil absence rates are roughly average and the incidence of persistent absence is quite high.
Admissions:Below average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Destinations:Below average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite low. Show details
Finances:Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance
Representation:Out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both out of balance with the local community. Show details
Sixth form:There is no sixth form information for 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.