Goldington Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 1 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Unique reference
- 136552
- Address
- Haylands Way, MK41 9BX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 929 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 21%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.2%
- Persistent absence
- 14.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.1%
White British 49%
Other White 14.4%
Mixed 12.7%
Other Asian 5.7%
African 5.3%
Indian 3.9%
Pakistani 2.7%
Bangladeshi 1.9%
Other 1.5%
Caribbean 1.1%
Other Black 1.1%
Unclassified 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.88
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 61%
Local authority average 36%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 69%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.3
Local authority average 43.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5
Local authority average 3.81
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 40 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 38 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 38 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| Dance | GCSE | 8 |
| English Language | GCSE | 153 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 152 |
| French | GCSE | 87 |
Admissions
Goldington Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 186
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 318
- 2nd preference
- 155
- 3rd preference
- 51
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 184
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 194 96 98 |
| Year 8 | 197 96 101 |
| Year 9 | 185 91 94 |
| Year 10 | 180 105 75 |
| Year 11 | 173 84 89 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 87.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 69.0% 41.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 19.0% 44.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% |