Pool Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Sept 26 2023 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
- Cornwall
- Unique reference
- 136614
- Address
- Church Road, Pool, TR15 3PZ
- Website
- http://poolacademy.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 681 (60% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 8.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.1%
- Persistent absence
- 23.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.7%
White British 83.3%
African 5.7%
Other White 4.3%
Unclassified 1.8%
Mixed 1.7%
Other Asian 1%
Other 0.7%
Pakistani 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.7
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.57
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 16 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 15 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 100 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 101 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 34 |
| Geography | GCSE | 55 |
| History | GCSE | 45 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 102 |
Admissions
Pool Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 152
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 128
- 2nd preference
- 131
- 3rd preference
- 49
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 128
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 168 88 80 |
| Year 8 | 148 77 71 |
| Year 9 | 155 88 67 |
| Year 10 | 105 49 56 |
| Year 11 | 105 55 50 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 75.0% 54.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 15.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.1% 3.0% |