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
- 736 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 12.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.9%
- Persistent absence
- 27.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.1%
White British 66.3%
Other White 7.1%
Unclassified 6.4%
Mixed 5.9%
African 4.6%
Indian 2.6%
Other Asian 2.3%
Caribbean 1.2%
Other 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Irish 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 47%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 20%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35
Local authority average 46.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.93
Local authority average 4.17
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 14 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 1 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 44 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 9 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 53 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
St Augustine Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 155
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 93
- 2nd preference
- 81
- 3rd preference
- 111
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 93
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 144 72 72 |
| Year 8 | 179 98 81 |
| Year 9 | 144 74 70 |
| Year 10 | 119 60 59 |
| Year 11 | 150 80 70 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 72.0% 86.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 28.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 27.0% 57.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 9.0% 3.0% 3.0% |
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