St Aldhelm's Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 3 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
- 841 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.2%
- Girls
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 17.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.1%
- Persistent absence
- 34.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.8%
White British 72.3%
Other White 9%
Mixed 6.1%
African 3.6%
Other 2.4%
Indian 2.1%
Unclassified 1.7%
Other Asian 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Other Black 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 44%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 22%
Local authority average 56%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.6
Local authority average 50.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.83
Local authority average 4.54
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 8 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 18 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 6 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 31 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 1 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
St Aldhelm's Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 177
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 120
- 2nd preference
- 43
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 120
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 178 91 87 |
| Year 8 | 175 92 83 |
| Year 9 | 170 96 74 |
| Year 10 | 161 89 72 |
| Year 11 | 157 79 78 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 86.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 67.0% 39.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 46.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 3.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 1.9% 3.0% |