Brompton Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Sept 21 2022 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
- Medway
- Unique reference
- 136107
- Address
- Marlborough Road, ME7 5HT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1422 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 13.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.1%
- Persistent absence
- 26.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.3%
White British 62.2%
Mixed 10.2%
Other White 8.2%
African 6.8%
Unclassified 3.4%
Other Asian 2.8%
Other 1.7%
Indian 1.3%
Caribbean 1.3%
Pakistani 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.65
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 4%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 16%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.6
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.71
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 26 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 46 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 47 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 26 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 64 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Brompton Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 230
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 439
- 2nd preference
- 282
- 3rd preference
- 150
- From another Local Authority
- 20
Offers
- 1st preference
- 216
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 246 127 119 |
| Year 8 | 248 129 119 |
| Year 9 | 239 136 103 |
| Year 10 | 245 140 105 |
| Year 11 | 232 127 105 |
| Year 12 | 112 49 63 |
| Year 13 | 100 47 53 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 88.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 27.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 36.0% 58.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 6.0% 1.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 61.0% 57.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 5.0% 12.4% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 4.0% 9.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.1% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.7% 1.7% |