Spires Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 10 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 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
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 135305
- Address
- Bredlands Lane, Sturry, CT2 0HD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 726 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.3%
- Girls
- 53.7%
- First language not English
- 10.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.5%
- Persistent absence
- 36.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
White British 79.3%
Other White 4.7%
Mixed 4%
African 2.8%
Gypsy/Roma 2.6%
Indian 1.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
Other 1%
Unclassified 1%
Chinese 0.8%
Caribbean 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.93
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 17%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.7
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.8
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 7 |
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 17 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 34 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 44 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Spires Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 137
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 90
- 3rd preference
- 66
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 144 67 77 |
| Year 8 | 144 62 82 |
| Year 9 | 145 73 72 |
| Year 10 | 147 71 76 |
| Year 11 | 146 63 83 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 87.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 15.0% 60.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% |