My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
53%Agree
38%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
0%The Bishop Wand Church of England School
Academy converter — Secondary
TW16 6LT / 11–18 / Church of England
53.9
Attainment 8
91%
parents recommend
🏆 Strong results
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Strong results
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 53.9
- Progress 8
- 0.4
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 61.4%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 28.5
- Achieving AAB+
- 7.4%
91% of parents would recommend this school
197 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
57%Agree
38%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
47%Agree
40%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
5%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
10%Agree
10%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
6%Not applicable
67%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
37%Agree
45%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
5%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
41%Agree
25%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%Not applicable
21%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
21%No
79%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 41 parents
Strongly agree
29%Agree
41%Disagree
21%Strongly disagree
7%Don't know
2%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
49%Agree
39%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
3%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
45%Agree
44%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
3%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
46%Agree
45%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
56%Agree
40%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
64%Agree
32%Disagree
2%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
2%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
39%Agree
47%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
5%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
91%No
9%16.1% of pupils receive SEN support
16.1%
SEN support
3.2%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.6%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 5.3%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 2.6%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 3.5%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.4%
87.7% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 87.7%
54% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 91%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 4%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 54%
- Entered top-third university
- 19%
- Achieved a degree
- 82%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1
- Free school meals
- 6.4%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16.8:1
- Overall absence
- 4.92%
- Persistent absence
- 10.34%
- English as additional language
- 6.8%
- Teachers with QTS
- 95.8%
- White
- 67.3%
- Mixed
- 7.5%
- Asian
- 9.3%
- Black
- 2.3%
- Other
- 1%
White British61.5%
Other White5.4%
Irish0.3%
Irish Traveller0.1%
Other Mixed3.1%
White & Asian2.4%
White & Black African1.7%
White & Black Caribbean0.3%
Indian4.3%
Other Asian2.3%
Pakistani1.3%
Chinese1.2%
Bangladeshi0.2%
African1.7%
Caribbean0.3%
Other Black0.3%