- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results close to the Distington sixth forms average.
Attainment 8 at 1622.5
Distington sixth forms 20.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- 10.3%Distington sixth forms 11.1%
- Pupils
- 383
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.8
Sixth forms in and near Distington
All 2 sixth forms in Distington, and the nearest just outside.
Branthwaite Academy
Workington, CA14 4SS 路 All-through 路 Ages 4 to 19
- Ofsted:Requires improvement in 3 areas
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 14.8%
- Pupils
- 74
- Pupils per teacher
- 5.6
Just outside Distington
The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Distington.
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Distington sixth forms average, low absence.
195 first choices, 194 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1640.9
Distington sixth forms 20.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 1,234
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Mayfield School
4.6 miles from Distington 路 Special 路 All-through 路 Ages 3 to 19
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a sixth form
Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.
Results
Not published for this kind of school.
- Days missed
- 8.2%
- Pupils
- 274
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
- Has a sixth form
Results well above the Distington sixth forms average, low absence.
187 first choices, 191 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1643.8
Distington sixth forms 20.7England 46.2
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 990
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
- Sixth forms2including 1 special
- Attainment 8 at 1620.7England 46.2
- Good or Outstanding100%of graded schools 路
- Free school meals30.4%of pupils get them
- Pupils per teacher11.1England 17.9
The big picture
How Distington's sixth forms spread out
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Ofsted grades in Distington
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 1 newer or converted school doesn't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 0 of 1
- Good: 1 of 1
- Requires improvement: 0 of 1
- Inadequate: 0 of 1
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Sixth forms in Distington, explained
There are 2 sixth forms in Distington, teaching 457 children. 0 are run by the council and 2 are academies or free schools. Among them is 1 special school.
100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
Pupils in Distington sixth forms scored an average Attainment 8 of 20.7 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.
30.4% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend 拢13,302 a year on each pupil, against 拢8,120 across England. 33.6% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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How many sixth forms are in Distington?
There are 2 sixth forms in Distington, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best sixth forms in Distington?
The highest-ranked sixth forms in Distington on Eduscope are Energy Coast UTC. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are sixth forms in Distington ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Distington sixth forms?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across sixth forms in Distington is 11:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.