My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
23%Agree
43%Disagree
15%Strongly disagree
18%Don't know
1%Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre
Academy converter — Secondary
TN30 6LT / 11–18 / None
Good
Ofsted
39.7
Attainment 8
59%
parents recommend
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2023
Good
Good
Inspected 2023
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 39.7
- Progress 8
- -0.35
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 27%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 27.41
- Achieving AAB+
- 12.2%
59% of parents would recommend this school
520 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
15%Agree
48%Disagree
21%Strongly disagree
14%Don't know
2%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
10%Agree
37%Disagree
27%Strongly disagree
20%Don't know
6%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
10%Agree
18%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
10%Don't know
7%Not applicable
44%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
14%Agree
39%Disagree
27%Strongly disagree
16%Don't know
4%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
26%Agree
25%Disagree
16%Strongly disagree
18%Don't know
1%Not applicable
14%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
26%No
74%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 135 parents
Strongly agree
26%Agree
26%Disagree
21%Strongly disagree
23%Don't know
4%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
21%Agree
42%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
9%Don't know
9%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
22%Agree
44%Disagree
19%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
4%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
18%Agree
48%Disagree
20%Strongly disagree
12%Don't know
2%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
44%Agree
44%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
34%Agree
50%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
5%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
19%Agree
34%Disagree
22%Strongly disagree
15%Don't know
10%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
59%No
41%12.9% of pupils receive SEN support
12.9%
SEN support
4.2%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 3.2%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 4.7%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 1.5%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 1.9%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.8%
81.7% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 81.7%
37% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 84%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 6%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 37%
- Entered top-third university
- 2%
- Achieved a degree
- 41%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1
- Free school meals
- 27.5%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 17.1:1
- Overall absence
- 11.47%
- Persistent absence
- 32.46%
- English as additional language
- 5%
- Teachers with QTS
- 95.4%
- White
- 86.3%
- Mixed
- 4.3%
- Asian
- 1.6%
- Black
- 2.1%
- Other
- 1.4%
White British78.2%
Other White5.9%
Gypsy / Roma1.8%
Irish0.3%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Other Mixed1.7%
White & Black Caribbean0.9%
White & Asian0.9%
White & Black African0.8%
Other Asian0.6%
Indian0.5%
Bangladeshi0.2%
Chinese0.2%
Pakistani0.1%
Caribbean0.9%
African0.8%
Other Black0.4%