Harris Academy Falconwood
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 17 2019 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
- Bexley
- Unique reference
- 135677
- Address
- The Green, DA16 2PE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1301 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.6%
- Girls
- 43.4%
- First language not English
- 15.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.2%
- Persistent absence
- 19.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
White British 55.3%
African 11.4%
Other White 7.6%
Mixed 7.4%
Indian 5%
Other Asian 3.2%
Caribbean 2.2%
Other 1.5%
Unclassified 1.5%
Pakistani 1.3%
Chinese 1.2%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Other Black 1%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.18
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 60%
Local authority average 44%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 52%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.7
Local authority average 49.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.18
Local authority average 4.41
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 65 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 40 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 16 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 46 |
| Dance | GCSE | 6 |
| English Language | GCSE | 197 |
Admissions
Harris Academy Falconwood
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 192
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 311
- 2nd preference
- 323
- 3rd preference
- 226
- From another Local Authority
- 262
Offers
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 36
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 200 105 95 |
| Year 8 | 195 106 89 |
| Year 9 | 198 116 82 |
| Year 10 | 200 121 79 |
| Year 11 | 200 115 85 |
| Year 12 | 154 90 64 |
| Year 13 | 154 83 71 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 88.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 23.0% 21.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 59.0% 59.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 7.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.2% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 71.0% 76.3% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 12.0% 33.4% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 1.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 2.2% |