Southfield School for Girls

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Lewis Road
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN15 6HE
Phone 01536513063
Reference Number 136976

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1186
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 0.76%
Girls: 99.24%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 12.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 Unknown 180 180
8 Unknown 175 175
9 Unknown 206 206
10 Unknown 196 196
11 Unknown 207 207
12 6 110 116
13 3 103 106

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 66.5%
African 9.4%
White, Other 6.1%
Indian 2.8%
Mixed, Other 2.5%
Asian, Other 2%
White & Black (African) 1.5%
White & Asian 1.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Caribbean 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-06-15
Date Description Report
2023-04-18 School inspection: School inspection:
2020-02-25 School inspection School inspection
2016-02-03 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-10-08 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Southfield School for Girls
2010-11-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-05-11 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-02-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-11-22 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-01-17 Full inspection Full inspection
2010-11-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-05-11 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-02-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-11-22 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-01-17 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)
46.2 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 45.6% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 63.7% 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 29.58 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 30.89 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 8.9% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 117 31
Third Preference 106 20
From another Local Authority 7 4

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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