Greensward Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 16 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
135652
Address
Greensward Lane, SS5 5HG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1580 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
53.1%
Girls
46.9%
First language not English
2.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.6%
Persistent absence
19.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 86.9%
Mixed 5.3%
Other White 3.9%
Unclassified 1%
Other Asian 0.8%
African 0.8%
Chinese 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.25
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.18
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

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

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 54%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 50.6
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.41
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award37
Speech & DramaTechnical Award13
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE57
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE34
BiologyGCSE65
Business Studies:SingleGCSE108
ChemistryGCSE65
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE23
English LanguageGCSE264
English LiteratureGCSE263
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Greensward Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
267
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
288
2nd preference
154
3rd preference
157
From another Local Authority
192
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
249
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
19
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 classes24.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
259
131
128
Year 8
275
143
132
Year 9
262
128
134
Year 10
269
150
119
Year 11
265
143
122
Year 12
130
74
56
Year 13
120
70
50
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
86.0%
85.2%
85.6%
Further education
33.0%
37.1%
35.4%
School sixth form
53.0%
38.2%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
9.3%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
3.1%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
6.0%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
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
59.0%
60.5%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
18.0%
20.0%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
1.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
7.0%
3.1%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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