Clacton Coastal Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 12 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 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
- 135957
- Address
- Pathfields Road, CO15 3JL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1493 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.7%
- Persistent absence
- 35.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.0%
White British 87.2%
Mixed 4.9%
Other White 2%
African 1.5%
Other 1%
Indian 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.91
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 17%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 30.3
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.37
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 32 |
Dance: General | Technical Award | 8 |
Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
Small Business Management | Technical Award | 59 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 15 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 16 |
Biology | GCSE | 42 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
Clacton Coastal Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 218
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 96
- 3rd preference
- 16
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 296 136 160 |
Year 8 | 276 146 130 |
Year 9 | 261 138 123 |
Year 10 | 241 128 113 |
Year 11 | 263 140 123 |
Year 12 | 100 51 49 |
Year 13 | 56 23 33 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 72.0% 86.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 36.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 36.0% 38.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 10.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 9.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 16.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 20.0% 57.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 0.0% 15.9% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 0.0% 13.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.6% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.6% 1.7% |