Preston School Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 10 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
- Somerset
- Unique reference
- 136894
- Address
- Monks Dale, BA21 3JD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 983 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 18.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.3%
- Persistent absence
- 18.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.0%
White British 76.5%
Other White 10.2%
Mixed 3.2%
African 2.8%
Indian 2.6%
Other Asian 2.5%
Other 0.8%
Pakistani 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 64%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.8
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.16
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 41 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 36 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 154 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 154 |
Admissions
Preston School Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 165
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 146
- 2nd preference
- 163
- 3rd preference
- 44
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 146
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 103 107 |
| Year 8 | 207 123 84 |
| Year 9 | 209 101 108 |
| Year 10 | 203 100 103 |
| Year 11 | 154 82 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 80.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 66.0% 46.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 16.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 16.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.4% 3.0% |