Stanchester Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 16 2019 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
- 137080
- Address
- East Stoke, TA14 6UG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 791 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.4%
- Girls
- 46.6%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.2%
- Persistent absence
- 32.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.5%
White British 89.6%
Other White 3.9%
Mixed 3.1%
Other 1%
Other Asian 0.6%
African 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Unclassified 0.3%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.55
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.37
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 77 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 151 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 145 |
| Geography | GCSE | 22 |
Admissions
Stanchester Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 173
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 166
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 173 94 79 |
| Year 8 | 167 82 85 |
| Year 9 | 162 93 69 |
| Year 10 | 137 73 64 |
| Year 11 | 152 80 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 80.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 69.0% 47.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 16.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 15.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 6.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% |