Skinners' Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 11 2022 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
Hackney
Unique reference
136137
Address
Woodberry Grove, N4 1SY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
987 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
54.6%
Girls
45.4%
First language not English
64.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
57.4%
Persistent absence
32.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.2%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 24.9%
African 17.1%
Other 13.3%
Mixed 9.7%
White British 7.1%
Other Black 5.9%
Caribbean 5.5%
Unclassified 4.7%
Bangladeshi 4.1%
Indian 3.9%
Other Asian 2.2%
Pakistani 1.5%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2023-2024 Other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.16
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.51
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 47%
Local authority average 57%
England average 40%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 43%
Local authority average 54%
England average 46%

Attainment 8 score

School 46.1
Local authority average 51.2
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.19
Local authority average 4.64
England average 4.07
Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award16
ArabicGCSE2
Art & DesignGCSE40
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE12
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE1
BiologyGCSE16
Business Studies:SingleGCSE45
ChemistryGCSE16
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE13
Design & TechnologyGCSE18
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Skinners' Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
134
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
105
2nd preference
85
3rd preference
69
From another Local Authority
135
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
105
2nd preference
18
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
55
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes19.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
175
79
96
Year 8
177
102
75
Year 9
180
98
82
Year 10
176
98
78
Year 11
177
111
66
Year 12
54
27
27
Year 13
48
24
24
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
94.0%
91.9%
86.0%
Further education
29.0%
24.3%
35.4%
School sixth form
51.0%
55.4%
36.6%
Sixth form college
13.0%
11.8%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.4%
0.9%
Entering employment
0.0%
1.5%
4.0%
Entering apprenticeships
0.0%
0.2%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
5.0%
5.8%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.3%
1.0%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
82.0%
80.1%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
29.0%
34.5%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.3%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.2%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021