Lift New Rickstones
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 8 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
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 135651
- Address
- Conrad Road, CM8 2SD
- Website
- www.newrickstonesacademy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1204 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.3%
- Girls
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.2%
- Persistent absence
- 21.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.0%
White British 87.4%
Mixed 4%
Other White 3.6%
African 1.4%
Indian 0.9%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.4
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.54
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 16 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 18 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 23 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 7 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 46 |
Admissions
New Rickstones Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 232
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 210
- 2nd preference
- 120
- 3rd preference
- 60
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 210
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 239 133 106 |
| Year 8 | 239 128 111 |
| Year 9 | 238 126 112 |
| Year 10 | 187 96 91 |
| Year 11 | 177 94 83 |
| Year 12 | 63 33 30 |
| Year 13 | 61 32 29 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 33.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 25.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 19.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.1% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 31.0% 53.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 6.0% 15.2% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.7% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.4% 2.4% |