The Polesworth School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Dordon Road
Dordon
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B78 1QT
Phone 01827702205
Reference Number 136459

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1451
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.21%
Girls: 50.79%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 19.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 26.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 116 133 249
8 135 120 255
9 124 113 237
10 132 133 265
11 121 116 237
12 39 66 105
13 47 56 103

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87%
Unclassified 4%
White, Other 2.9%
Mixed, Other 1.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.1%
Indian 0.5%
White & Asian 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
African 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%

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)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 35.4% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 54% Unlock Unlock

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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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 31.16 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 33.09 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 10.1% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 98 8
Third Preference 25 0
From another Local Authority 106 48

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
Birchwood Primary School
Birchwood Avenue, Dordon, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 1QU
0.05 miles
Dordon Primary School
Roman Way, Dordon, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 1PJ
0.48 miles
The Nethersole CofE Academy
High Street, Polesworth, Tamworth, B78 1DZ
0.91 miles
Three Peaks Primary Academy
Fossdale Road, Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4HN
1.36 miles
Stoneydelph Primary School
Crowden Road, Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4LS
1.5 miles
Garden Village Primary Academy
Eagle Drive, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4EG
1.67 miles
Two Rivers Primary School
Quince, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4EN
1.87 miles
Heathfields Infant Academy
Saxon Close, Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 5LU
1.89 miles
Glascote Academy
Silverlink Road, Glascote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2EA
1.9 miles
Wilnecote Junior Academy
Smithy Lane, Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 5LA
1.91 miles
Amington Heath Primary School and Nursery
Quince, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4EN
1.92 miles
Oakhill Primary School
Hawksworth, Glascote Heath, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2HH
1.96 miles
Bird's Bush Primary School
Birds Bush Road, Belgrave, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2NE
2.12 miles
Warton Nethersole's CofE Primary School
Maypole Road, Warton, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 0HP
2.13 miles
Woodside CofE Primary School
Maypole Lane, Grendon, Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9 2BS
2.21 miles
Landau Forte Academy Greenacres
Levett Road, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4AB
2.27 miles
Lakeside Primary School
Leyland Road, Glascote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2SA
2.31 miles
St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School
Wilnecote Lane, Belgrave, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2LF
2.33 miles
Wood End Primary School
Wood Street, Wood End, Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9 2QL
2.4 miles
Florendine Primary School
Florendine Street, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 3DD
2.45 miles
Name Distance
Two Rivers High School
Torc Campus, Silver Link Road, Glascote Heath, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2HJ
1.82 miles
The Wilnecote School
Tinkers Green Road, Wilnecote, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 5LF
1.92 miles
Lift Tamworth
Birds Bush Road, Belgrave, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2NE
2.08 miles
Landau Forte Academy, Amington
Woodland Road, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4FF
2.28 miles
Mortimer House School
Mortimer House, 17 Victoria Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7HS
3.37 miles
Landau Forte Academy Tamworth Sixth Form
Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AA
3.62 miles
Landau Forte Academy, QEMS
Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AH
3.7 miles
Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy
Tamworth Road, Kingsbury, Kingsbury School, Kingsbury, Staffordshire, B78 2LF
4.03 miles
The Queen Elizabeth Academy
Witherley Road, Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9 1LZ
4.41 miles
Lift Rawlett
Comberford Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 9AA
4.5 miles
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Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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