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The quality of education Good
Behaviour and attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership and management Good
Previous inspection grade Requires Improvement
Sixth-form provision Good
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Academic Progress: Teachers mostly support and challenge pupils effectively, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
Behaviour and Attitudes: Low-level disruption is not tolerated. Movement around the school is mostly orderly.
Qualifications and Training: Teachers have strong subject knowledge. Staff receive regular safeguarding training.
Current Educational Practices: Leaders have developed staff’s expertise to meet pupils’ diverse needs.
Strengths and Challenges: Some teachers do not make sure that pupils have enough opportunity to practise what they have been taught.
Opportunities for Involvement: Parents are engaged through the Ofsted Parent View for feedback.
Communication: School communicates effectively through various means including Parent View.
Parent Satisfaction: Parents appear satisfied as reflected in positive local partnerships and feedback.
Handling Conflicts and Concerns: Conflicts and concerns are handled sensitively and effectively.
Actions for Quality Improvement: Leaders have put in place reading programmes and other improvements.
Managing Bullying and Safety: Bullying is very rare and dealt with quickly and sensitively.
Promoting Welfare and Safety: The school has a strong safeguarding culture and proactive leadership.
Extracurricular Offerings: Pupils appreciate a range of extracurricular activities and leadership roles.
Balancing Academics and Extracurriculars: Pupils are offered many experiences beyond the academic curriculum.
Career Counselling Services: Careers education is effective and benefits from strong local business links.
Preparation for Sixth Form: Sixth-formers act as positive role models.
Managing and Supporting SEND: Most pupils with SEND are supported successfully to follow the same curriculum.
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Thomas Bennett Community College is a Secondary, Co-Ed school located in West Sussex, South East.

It has 1271 students from age 11-18 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 17 : 1.

At this school, 19% of pupils achieved grade 5 or more at GCSE.

84.40% of pupils completing their main study programme.

This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.

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Phase of Education Secondary Secondary
Type Academies Academies
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Ofset report Good Good
Age range 11-18 11-16
Gender Co-Ed Co-Ed
Student teacher ratio 17.5 15.1
Proficient Math - -
Proficient Read - -
Grade 5 or above GCSE 19% 48%
Grade 5 or above A Level 0.00% -
Day Fees - -
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Secondary Exam Result

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -1.05 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 31.5 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 19% 24.32% 30.03%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 43% 36.43% 43.07%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 22% 17.6% 25.06%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 3% 8.03% 10.91%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 10% 11.75% 15.51%
EBacc average points score 2.72 2.47 2.83

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 91% 94.16% 90.53%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 142 167 144
Pupils staying in education 80% 88.37% 84.16%
Further education college or other further education provider 32% 40.69% 32.73%
School sixth forms 43% 21.35% 29.8%
Sixth form colleges 6% 15.06% 10.22%
Other education destinations 0% 11.39% 11.43%
Pupils in apprenticeships 2% 2.14% 2.8%
Pupils staying in employment 8% 3.47% 3.59%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -0.81 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 35 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 20% 26.18% 32.85%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 41% 38.25% 45.33%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 15% 19.43% 24.94%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 6% 10.22% 13.02%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 9% 13.83% 17.19%
EBacc average points score 2.94 2.7 2.97

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 89% 90.25% 90.4%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 187 167 141
Pupils staying in education 86% 86.98% 86.29%
Further education college or other further education provider 39% 43.02% 34.03%
School sixth forms 40% 21.15% 30.82%
Sixth form colleges 7% 13.38% 10.38%
Other education destinations 1% 9.44% 11.08%
Pupils in apprenticeships 1% 1.4% 1.99%
Pupils staying in employment 3% 1.9% 2.13%

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -0.51 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 36.1 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 28% 9 24.14% 29.3%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 49% 10 38.12% 43.41%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 29% 23.17% 25.8%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 8% 3 9.39% 11.47%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 14% 5 13.84% 16.49%
EBacc average points score 3.22 2.62 2.88

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 89% 90% 90.2%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 174 165 135
Pupils staying in education 78% 84.45% 84.08%
Further education college or other further education provider 35% 39.52% 33.25%
School sixth forms 26% 22% 31.27%
Sixth form colleges 17% 12.55% 8.45%
Other education destinations 0% 10.32% 11.14%
Pupils in apprenticeships 3% 2.82% 3.4%
Pupils staying in employment 7% 2.57% 2.75%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -0.51 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 34.5 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 19% 3 24.72% 29.22%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 39% 1 36.64% 42.62%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 24% 19.75% 24.73%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 5% 4 8.94% 11.33%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 9% 2 12.84% 16.01%
EBacc average points score 2.99 2.58 2.84

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 82% 85.5% 84.87%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 232 173 140
Pupils staying in education 73% 75.5% 73.88%
Further education college or other further education provider 27% 35.98% 28.31%
School sixth forms 42% 23.21% 31.6%
Sixth form colleges - 12.43% 9.08%
Other education destinations - 6.36% 5.87%
Pupils in apprenticeships 3% 2.33% 2.96%
Pupils staying in employment 6% 2.1% 2.05%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -0.38 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 34.8 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 22% 25.54% 29.55%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 40% 37.52% 43.07%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 20% 20.17% 25.25%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 9% 11.18% 14.71%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 11% 12.28% 16.26%
EBacc average points score - - -

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 86% 82.78% 85.29%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 191 173 145
Pupils staying in education 82% 66.41% 58.19%
Further education college or other further education provider 36% 36.41% 30.58%
School sixth forms 43% 22.2% 32.22%
Sixth form colleges - 11.44% 8.95%
Other education destinations - 5.59% 5.7%
Pupils in apprenticeships 7% 3.49% 4.78%
Pupils staying in employment 5% 2.68% 2.45%
A level exam result

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 18.44 31.49 30.01
Average grade D - -
Average points (Best 3) 18.72 31.79 29.57
Average Grade (Best 3) D - -
AAB or higher 0.00% 16.73% 13.67%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students 42 215 201
Students staying in education 62% 53.17% 58.58%
Students entering apprenticeships 2% 4.21% 6.08%
Students entering employment 14% 27.5% 21.16%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study 12% 9.46% 9.05%

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 28.1 35.16 33.41
Average grade C- - -
Average points (Best 3) 26.67 34.88 32.47
Average Grade (Best 3) C- - -
AAB or higher 10.5% 18.83% 17.7%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students 46 257 248
Students staying in education 52% 52.52% 60.67%
Students entering apprenticeships 4% 4.04% 5%
Students entering employment 15% 26.74% 17.73%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study 13% 10.43% 10.69%

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 A level school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 A level school exam
results were not published at school level.

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 23.03 1 31.81 29.39
Average grade D+ - -
Average points (Best 3) 21.90 4 31.3 28.64
Average Grade (Best 3) D+ - -
AAB or higher 0.0% 14.13% 13.07%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students 75 220 232
Students staying in education 29% 49.43% 57.31%
Students entering apprenticeships 7% 6.43% 7.77%
Students entering employment 46% 31.19% 20.99%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study 16% 8.67% 8.8%

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 24.92 1 32.11 29.03
Average grade D+ - -
Average points (Best 3) 17.78 6 31.72 28.82
Average Grade (Best 3) D- - -
AAB or higher 0.0% 16.18% 13.37%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students 8 10 3
Students staying in education 20 35.81% 31.5%
Students entering apprenticeships 7% 4.67% 5.54%
Students entering employment 33% 20.57% 15.81%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study - 3.62% 4.22%

Explore their results and progress scores, showing how they've grown and achieved during this important stage of their education.

A level Result School LA England
Average points 23.57 31.11 26.73
Average grade D+ - -
Average points (Best 3) 23.16 31.73 27.73
Average Grade (Best 3) D+ - -
AAB or higher 0.0% 15.83% 12.64%

Discover where pupils headed after A-levels. Explore who either stayed in education or went into employment.

Students destinations School LA England
Number of students - 8 3
Students staying in education 23 45.1% 36.26%
Students entering apprenticeships - 5.6% 6.37%
Students entering employment 48% 30.65% 20.03%
Students not in education or employment for at least two terms after study - 2.5% 4.23%
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Holidays Date
Autumn Half Term Holidays 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024
Winter Holidays 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
Spring Half Term Holidays 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 23rd Jul 2025 - 2nd Sep 2025

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Terms Dates
Autumn Term 2nd Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024
Autumn Term-2 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024
Spring Term 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025
Summer Term 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025
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17 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Thomas Bennett Community College
Local authority ratio 19 : 1

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