The Basildon Upper Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 9 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
14 - 19 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
135897
Address
Wickford Avenue, Pitsea, SS13 3HL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
900 (55% of total capacity)
Boys
52.0%
Girls
48.0%
First language not English
29.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
37.7%
Persistent absence
47.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 54.9%
Other White 13.2%
African 13.2%
Mixed 6.8%
Pakistani 2.2%
Caribbean 2%
Other 1.8%
Indian 1.3%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Other Black 1.1%
Other Asian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-1.25
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.18
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 6%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 23%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 29.4
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.41
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award42
Engineering StudiesTechnical Award89
Health StudiesTechnical Award33
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award100
Speech & DramaTechnical Award16
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE90
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE17
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE56
English LanguageGCSE251
English LiteratureGCSE251
Year 2022-2023

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 10
292
155
137
Year 11
334
166
168
Year 12
159
82
77
Year 13
115
65
50
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
82.0%
86.5%
86.5%
Further education
35.0%
36.9%
34.7%
School sixth form
46.0%
38.4%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
10.4%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.7%
0.9%
Entering employment
5.0%
4.4%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
3.1%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
5.3%
5.2%
Destination unknown
4.0%
0.7%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
49.0%
57.5%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
8.0%
15.9%
19.7%
Russell Group
6.0%
13.6%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
1.1%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
1.6%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
2.6%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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