Shoreham Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Feb 7 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Unique reference
- 135962
- Address
- Kingston Lane, BN43 6YT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1777 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.7%
- Girls
- 46.3%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.8%
- Persistent absence
- 17.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 83.7%
Mixed 6.7%
Other White 3.1%
Other 1.6%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
African 0.9%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other Black 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 48%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 65%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.8
Local authority average 46.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.01
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 48 |
| Biology | GCSE | 62 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 84 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
Shoreham Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 294
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 311
- 2nd preference
- 164
- 3rd preference
- 84
- From another Local Authority
- 74
Offers
- 1st preference
- 287
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 300 156 144 |
| Year 8 | 328 174 154 |
| Year 9 | 297 167 130 |
| Year 10 | 298 152 146 |
| Year 11 | 287 150 137 |
| Year 12 | 156 91 65 |
| Year 13 | 111 65 46 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 87.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 18.0% 40.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 44.0% 26.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 25.0% 19.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 48.0% 54.3% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 5.0% 14.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.1% 2.4% |