Kingsbridge Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 8 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Devon
- Unique reference
- 136367
- Address
- Balkwill Road, TQ7 1PL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1292 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11%
- Persistent absence
- 24.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.6%
White British 88.8%
Other White 5.5%
Unclassified 2.2%
Mixed 1.9%
Other 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.03
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.8
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.46
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 61 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 41 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 61 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 34 |
| English Language | GCSE | 194 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 192 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
Kingsbridge Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 173
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 173
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 199 99 100 |
| Year 8 | 219 113 106 |
| Year 9 | 213 98 115 |
| Year 10 | 206 102 104 |
| Year 11 | 196 91 105 |
| Year 12 | 131 60 71 |
| Year 13 | 128 62 66 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 83.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 26.0% 57.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 57.0% 24.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | SP 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 57.0% 54.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 17.0% 17.4% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 21.0% 18.1% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.3% 1.7% |