Pool Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Sept 27 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
- 632 (55% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 6.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.4%
- Persistent absence
- 41.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.1%
White British 86.4%
Other White 4.3%
African 3.3%
Mixed 2.5%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other Asian 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.81
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.9
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.2
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 5 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 6 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 5 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 100 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 98 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 45 |
| Geography | GCSE | 45 |
Admissions
Pool Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 160
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 110
- 2nd preference
- 147
- 3rd preference
- 38
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 110
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 156 81 75 |
| Year 8 | 152 88 64 |
| Year 9 | 111 53 58 |
| Year 10 | 110 53 57 |
| Year 11 | 103 64 39 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 82.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 83.0% 54.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 14.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 13.0% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 5.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 7.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.2% |