Skinners' Kent Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 11 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
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 135888
- Address
- Sandown Park, TN2 4PY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1036 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.2%
- Girls
- 44.8%
- First language not English
- 11.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.6%
- Persistent absence
- 21.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.8%
White British 77%
Other White 9%
Mixed 7.1%
Unclassified 2.2%
Other 1%
Indian 0.9%
Chinese 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
African 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.24
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 88%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.5
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.6
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 16 |
Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 3 |
Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 56 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 4 |
Biology | GCSE | 28 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Skinners' Kent Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 177
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 169
- 2nd preference
- 163
- 3rd preference
- 180
- From another Local Authority
- 23
Offers
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 183 95 88 |
Year 8 | 178 95 83 |
Year 9 | 169 92 77 |
Year 10 | 179 109 70 |
Year 11 | 196 107 89 |
Year 12 | 59 39 20 |
Year 13 | 72 35 37 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 80.0% 87.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 47.0% 60.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 10.0% 4.0% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 70.0% 61.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 19.0% 19.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 7.0% 16.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.4% 1.7% |