Paddington Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 14 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Unique reference
- 130912
- Address
- 50 Marylands Road, W9 2DR
- Website
- www.paddington-academy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1232 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 86.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 43.8%
- Persistent absence
- 21.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.4%
Other 51.2%
African 13.5%
Bangladeshi 12.7%
Other White 11.1%
Mixed 3.9%
Caribbean 2.8%
White British 1.6%
Pakistani 1.5%
Indian 0.6%
Other Asian 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.78
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.48
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 82%
Local authority average 70%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 68%
Local authority average 60%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.3
Local authority average 54.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.39
Local authority average 5
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 10 |
Multimedia | Technical Award | 10 |
Small Business Management | Technical Award | 28 |
Tourism | Technical Award | 10 |
Arabic | GCSE | 11 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 14 |
Biology | GCSE | 23 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 57 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
Paddington Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 174
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 182
- 3rd preference
- 106
- From another Local Authority
- 246
Offers
- 1st preference
- 161
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 23
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.6 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 182 94 88 |
Year 8 | 184 95 89 |
Year 9 | 179 89 90 |
Year 10 | 188 112 76 |
Year 11 | 176 93 83 |
Year 12 | 170 74 96 |
Year 13 | 153 77 76 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 94.0% 94.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 8.0% 17.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 82.0% 68.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 6.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.6% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 0.0% 0.9% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.4% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.7% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.0% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 91.0% 77.9% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 35.0% 28.3% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 33.0% 26.5% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 2.9% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.1% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.0% 1.7% |
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