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
- 942 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 18.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.7%
- Persistent absence
- 15.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.5%
White British 50%
Mixed 13.7%
Other White 13.6%
Other Asian 5.8%
African 5.1%
Indian 3.1%
Pakistani 2.5%
Bangladeshi 2.1%
Caribbean 1.5%
Other 1.2%
Other Black 0.7%
Unclassified 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 64%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.2
Local authority average 44.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.96
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 50 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 44 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 44 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 43 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 32 |
| Dance | GCSE | 5 |
| English Language | GCSE | 177 |
Admissions
Goldington Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 180
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 303
- 2nd preference
- 139
- 3rd preference
- 56
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 192 90 102 |
| Year 8 | 189 91 98 |
| Year 9 | 192 96 96 |
| Year 10 | 191 93 98 |
| Year 11 | 178 105 73 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 87.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 62.0% 47.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 32.0% 39.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.9% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 3.3% 3.0% |