Ormiston Bushfield Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 4 2019 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
- Peterborough
- Unique reference
- 135980
- Address
- Ortongate, Orton, PE2 5RQ
- Website
- http://www.bushfield.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1198 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 23.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.6%
- Persistent absence
- 24.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.1%
White British 60.5%
Other White 17.3%
Mixed 8.6%
African 8%
Other Asian 1%
Indian 0.9%
Other Black 0.9%
Other 0.8%
Pakistani 0.6%
Unclassified 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.4
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 18%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.2
Local authority average 42.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.09
Local authority average 3.59
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 24 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 53 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 56 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 33 |
| Dance | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Ormiston Bushfield Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 204
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 208
- 2nd preference
- 109
- 3rd preference
- 52
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 191
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 222 118 104 |
| Year 8 | 208 100 108 |
| Year 9 | 202 100 102 |
| Year 10 | 213 108 105 |
| Year 11 | 189 93 96 |
| Year 12 | 89 41 48 |
| Year 13 | 75 31 44 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 87.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 36.0% 35.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 52.0% 51.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.8% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 67.0% 62.0% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 15.0% 16.5% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.6% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.0% 2.2% |