John Madejski Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Inadequate Oct 11 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Reading
- Unique reference
- 130247
- Address
- 125 Hartland Road, RG2 8AF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 871 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 65.9%
- Girls
- 34.1%
- First language not English
- 29.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.1%
- Persistent absence
- 38.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.4%
White British 45.4%
Mixed 13.8%
Other White 10%
African 7.3%
Other Asian 4.6%
Pakistani 4.5%
Indian 4%
Unclassified 3.1%
Other 2.6%
Caribbean 1.8%
Other Black 1%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.45
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 60%
Local authority average 44%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 16%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.1
Local authority average 50.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.93
Local authority average 4.52
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
Tourism | Technical Award | 18 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
Small Business Management | Technical Award | 13 |
Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 16 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
Biology | GCSE | 4 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 24 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 4 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 6 |
Admissions
John Madejski Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 155
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 84
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 84
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 157 111 46 |
Year 8 | 141 92 49 |
Year 9 | 129 77 52 |
Year 10 | 133 77 56 |
Year 11 | 156 110 46 |
Year 12 | 58 45 13 |
Year 13 | 97 62 35 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 76.0% 88.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 20.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 54.0% 58.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 8.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 7.0% 3.1% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.0% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 14.0% 5.4% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 54.0% 80.1% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 7.0% 50.2% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 2.0% 46.3% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 6.1% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.7% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.7% 1.7% |