St Aldhelm's Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 4 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Unique reference
- 136206
- Address
- Herbert Avenue, BH12 4HS
- Website
- www.staldhelms-academy.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 844 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 16.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.4%
- Persistent absence
- 41.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.5%
White British 74.2%
Other White 8.9%
Mixed 4.9%
Other 2.8%
African 2.4%
Unclassified 2.3%
Indian 1.7%
Other Asian 1.1%
Other Black 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.59
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 17%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.7
Local authority average 50.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.81
Local authority average 4.43
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 7 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 38 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 53 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 28 |
| English Language | GCSE | 160 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 159 |
Admissions
St Aldhelm's Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 173
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 121
- 2nd preference
- 53
- 3rd preference
- 52
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 121
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 91 88 |
| Year 8 | 178 93 85 |
| Year 9 | 160 88 72 |
| Year 10 | 158 85 73 |
| Year 11 | 169 91 78 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 85.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 65.0% 39.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 44.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 13.0% 5.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 4.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.2% |