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John Ferneley College is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,180 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In April 2024 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.
This school is a member of Mowbray Education Trust Limited. (Iveshead School is also a member.)
Particular strengths include Environment, Finances, Representation and Destinations. Relative weaknesses include Disadvantaged pupils, Attendance and Progress.
The school's overall score (out of 100) is given below. Coloured segments show the contributions of each indicator, explained in more detail below. Hover over the segments for details. Personalise the score by clicking on the button to set your own priorities.
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| Distance (miles) |
Score | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1.6 | Long Field Spencer Academy | |
| 9.4 | Wreake Valley Academy | |
| 9.8 | Catmose College | |
| 10.4 | The South Wolds Academy & Sixth Form | |
| 10.8 | The Roundhill Academy | |
| 11.2 | Humphrey Perkins School | |
| 11.2 | The Priory Belvoir Academy | |
| 11.3 | Orchard Mead Academy | |
| 11.7 | The Cedars Academy | |
| 11.9 | Toot Hill School | |
| 11.9 | Avanti Fields School | |
| 12.1 | Rawlins |
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Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very low.
Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus
Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Destinations: About average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is roughly average. Show details
Attainment: About average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is quite high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Progress: Below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.
Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are poor. There is no information for students aged 16-18.
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.
Popular GCSE subjects
Proportions of pupils entering in 2023
No A-level data
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