Fearnhill School

Type Secondary / Foundation school
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Icknield Way West
Letchworth
Hertfordshire
SG6 4BA
Phone 01462621200
Reference Number 117504

General Makeup

Number of pupils 596
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.17%
Girls: 48.83%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 36.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 11.6%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.3

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 60 54 114
8 57 59 116
9 53 53 106
10 52 54 106
11 55 51 106
12 14 11 25
13 14 9 23

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 73.5%
White & Black (Caribbean) 5%
White, Other 4.2%
African 2.7%
Indian 2.5%
Mixed, Other 2.3%
Unclassified 1.8%
Asian, Other 1.5%
White & Asian 1.3%
White & Black (African) 1.3%
Pakistani 0.8%
Irish 0.7%
Caribbean 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-11-18
Date Description Report
2022-09-13 School inspection: School inspection:
2019-02-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2015-06-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2014-01-16 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-09-17 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-03-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-11-28 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2011-07-06 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2011-02-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-11-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-03-05 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-01-24 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
41.2 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 34% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 49.1% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 32.05 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 32.18 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 3.8% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 102 10
Third Preference 80 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Icknield Infant and Nursery School
Archers Way, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 4UN
0.33 miles
Wilbury Junior School
Bedford Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 4DU
0.5 miles
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School
Highfield, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3QB
0.51 miles
Pixmore Junior School
Rushby Mead, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, SG6 1RS
1.1 miles
Hillshott Infant School and Nursery
Ridge Avenue, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, SG6 1QE
1.2 miles
Highover Junior Mixed and Infant School
Cambridge Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 0JP
1.24 miles
Ickleford Primary School
Arlesey Road, Ickleford, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 3TG
1.36 miles
Stonehill School
Western Close, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 4SZ
1.37 miles
Lordship Farm Primary School
Fouracres, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3UF
1.39 miles
Our Lady Catholic Primary School
Old Hale Way, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1XT
1.54 miles
Fairfield Park Lower School
Dickens Boulevard, Fairfield Park, Hertfordshire, SG5 4FD
1.56 miles
Northfields Infants and Nursery School
Burley, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 4PT
1.56 miles
Purwell Primary School
Fairfield Way, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 0PU
1.58 miles
Garden City Academy
Radburn Way, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 2JZ
1.66 miles
The Grange Academy
Sparhawke, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 4PY
1.67 miles
Strathmore Infant and Nursery School
Old Hale Way, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1XR
1.7 miles
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin
Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9RD
1.93 miles
Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy
Pryor Way, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 2PT
1.93 miles
York Road Nursery School
York Road, Hitchin, SG5 1XA
1.98 miles
Mary Exton Primary School
St Michael's Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 0QA
2 miles
Name Distance
The Highfield School
Highfield, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 3QA
0.57 miles
St Francis College
Broadway, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3PJ
0.68 miles
St Christopher School
Barrington Road, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3JZ
1.06 miles
The Priory School
Bedford Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 2UR
1.79 miles
Hitchin Girls' School
Highbury Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9RS
2.18 miles
Hitchin Boys' School
Grammar School Walk, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1JB
2.19 miles
Brandles School
Weston Way, Baldock, Hertfordshire, SG7 6EY
2.42 miles
The Knights Templar School
Park Street, Baldock, Hertfordshire, SG7 6DZ
2.54 miles
Kingshott School
Stevenage Road, Hitchin, SG4 7JX
2.67 miles
Pix Brook Academy
Arlesey Road, Stotfold, SG5 4HB
2.96 miles
Etonbury Academy
Stotfold Road, Arlesey, Bedfordshire, SG15 6XS
2.98 miles
Henlow Church of England Academy
Church Road, Henlow, Bedfordshire, SG16 6AN
4.15 miles
The Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
Hitchin Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 4AE
4.18 miles
The Thomas Alleyne Academy
High Street, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3BE
4.56 miles
Barclay Academy
Walkern Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 3RB
4.6 miles
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