Southam College

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Welsh Road West
Southam
Warwickshire
CV47 0JW
Phone 01926812560
Reference Number 143905

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1658
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.85%
Girls: 51.15%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 15.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4.1%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 138 132 270
8 130 140 270
9 129 141 270
10 125 142 267
11 143 122 265
12 69 84 153
13 76 87 163

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.4%
White, Other 4.8%
White & Asian 1.7%
Indian 1.7%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
Unclassified 1%
Mixed, Other 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
Asian, Other 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
African 0.4%
Caribbean 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2021-11-11
Date Description Report
2021-09-15 School inspection: School inspection:
2017-04-06 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Southam College
2014-03-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-01-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-05-07 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-02-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-10-18 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-02-28 Full inspection Full inspection
2014-03-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-01-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2009-05-07 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2008-02-26 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-10-18 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2005-02-28 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)
49.7 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 50.4% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 65.5% 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 33.74 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 34.06 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 13.9% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 120 9
Third Preference 67 3
From another Local Authority 59 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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Name Distance
Southam Primary School
St James Road, Southam, Warwickshire, CV47 0QB
0.16 miles
Southam St James CofE Academy
Tollgate Road, Southam, Warwickshire, CV47 1EE
0.3 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Southam
Daventry Road, Southam, Warwickshire, CV47 1PS
0.45 miles
Stockton Primary School
School Street, Stockton, Southam, Warwickshire, CV47 8JE
1.63 miles
Long Itchington CofE Academy
Stockton Road, Long Itchington, Southam, Warwickshire, CV47 9QP
1.69 miles
Harbury CofE Primary School
Mill Street, Harbury, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV33 9HR
3.08 miles
Bishops Itchington Primary School
Ladbroke Road, Bishops Itchington, Southam, Warwickshire, CV47 2RN
3.15 miles
Arc School Napton
Vicarage Road, Napton-On-The-Hill, Nr Southam, Warwickshire, CV47 8NA
3.26 miles
St Lawrence CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
Dog Lane, Napton-on-the-Hill, Southam, Warwickshire, CV47 8LU
3.33 miles
Leamington Hastings Church of England Academy
Birdingbury Road Hill, Leamington Hastings, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 8EA
3.78 miles
Radford Semele CofE Primary School
School Lane, Radford Semele, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 1TQ
4.66 miles
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