New Rickstones Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 9 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1159 (76% of total capacity)
Boys
52.6%
Girls
47.4%
First language not English
3.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.3%
Persistent absence
25.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.5%
Mixed 4%
Other White 3.5%
African 1.3%
Indian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.18
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.18
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 12%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 39%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 44.2
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.52
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award18
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award25
Health StudiesTechnical Award45
MultimediaTechnical Award18
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award45
Speech & DramaTechnical Award16
TourismTechnical Award11
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE42
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

New Rickstones Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
227
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
209
2nd preference
110
3rd preference
66
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
209
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
6
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 classes25.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
240
129
111
Year 8
238
125
113
Year 9
190
100
90
Year 10
176
96
80
Year 11
178
87
91
Year 12
77
38
39
Year 13
60
35
25
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
76.0%
85.2%
85.6%
Further education
39.0%
37.1%
35.4%
School sixth form
26.0%
38.2%
36.6%
Sixth form college
10.0%
9.3%
13.0%
Other education destinations
2.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
11.0%
4.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
3.1%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
6.0%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.9%
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
39.0%
60.5%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
0.0%
20.0%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
3.1%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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