The Quest Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 6 2018 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
- Croydon
- Unique reference
- 136203
- Address
- Farnborough Avenue, CR2 8HD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 960 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 27.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.5%
- Persistent absence
- 29.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.5%
White British 28.5%
African 15.7%
Mixed 14.5%
Caribbean 11.1%
Other White 10.3%
Other Asian 5.5%
Other 4.2%
Other Black 4%
Pakistani 2.9%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Indian 1%
Unclassified 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.56
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 67%
Local authority average 48%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.5
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.78
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 12 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 5 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 13 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 42 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 13 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 9 |
| English Language | GCSE | 137 |
Admissions
The Quest Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 174
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 94
- 3rd preference
- 80
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 20
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 182 91 91 |
| Year 8 | 178 89 89 |
| Year 9 | 152 71 81 |
| Year 10 | 178 93 85 |
| Year 11 | 146 80 66 |
| Year 12 | 75 35 40 |
| Year 13 | 49 23 26 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 91.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 29.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 51.0% 53.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 8.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 88.0% 70.3% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 12.0% 14.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 12.0% 11.2% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.1% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.9% 1.7% |
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