Richard Rose Central Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Jun 9 2022 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
Cumberland
Unique reference
135621
Address
Victoria Place, CA1 1LY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1044 (68% of total capacity)
Boys
49.4%
Girls
50.6%
First language not English
17.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
29.4%
Persistent absence
35.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
5.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 78.1%
Other White 11.9%
African 2.4%
Mixed 2.2%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other Asian 1%
Indian 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.38
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.28
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 37%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 35%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 40.5
Local authority average 43.2
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.6
Local authority average 3.81
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award16
Health StudiesTechnical Award58
Sports StudiesTechnical Award55
TourismTechnical Award30
Art & DesignGCSE37
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE15
BiologyGCSE29
Business Studies:SingleGCSE9
ChemistryGCSE29
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE29
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Richard Rose Central Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
174
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
147
2nd preference
116
3rd preference
49
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
147
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
180
81
99
Year 8
180
96
84
Year 9
177
93
84
Year 10
179
95
84
Year 11
222
115
107
Year 12
72
24
48
Year 13
34
12
22
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
78.0%
n/a
85.6%
Further education
42.0%
n/a
35.4%
School sixth form
33.0%
n/a
36.6%
Sixth form college
1.0%
n/a
13.0%
Other education destinations
2.0%
n/a
0.5%
Entering employment
9.0%
n/a
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
7.0%
n/a
3.2%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
n/a
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
n/a
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
64.0%
n/a
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
18.0%
n/a
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
n/a
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
n/a
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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