St Augustine Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jul 12 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 136923
- Address
- Oakwood Road, ME16 8AE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 740 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.6%
- Girls
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.5%
- Persistent absence
- 32.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.3%
White British 67%
Unclassified 13.5%
Mixed 5.1%
Other White 4.6%
Indian 2.2%
African 2%
Other Asian 1.8%
Caribbean 1.2%
Other 0.8%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.81
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.15
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 46%
England average 40%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 48%
England average 46%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.2
Local authority average 47
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.08
Local authority average 4.21
England average 4.07
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 17 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 3 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 25 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 2 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
St Augustine Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 147
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 101
- 2nd preference
- 131
- 3rd preference
- 142
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 88
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 15
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 175 96 79 |
| Year 8 | 149 79 70 |
| Year 9 | 119 64 55 |
| Year 10 | 157 81 76 |
| Year 11 | 140 69 71 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 87.3% 86.0% |
Further education | 47.0% 26.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 35.0% 59.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.3% 4.0% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.3% 5.8% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Nearby schools
- Maidstone and Malling Alternative ProvisionGood
- Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior SchoolGood
- Oakwood Park Grammar SchoolGood
- St Francis' Catholic Primary School, MaidstoneGood
- St Michael's Church of England Infant School MaidstoneGood
- St Simon Stock Catholic SchoolGood
- West Borough Primary SchoolGood