Stanchester Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Nov 19 2024 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
- 812 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.6%
- Persistent absence
- 21.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.0%
White British 89.9%
Other White 4.3%
Mixed 2.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Other 0.6%
African 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.6
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.92
Local authority average 3.77
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 35 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 43 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 130 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 132 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 33 |
| Geography | GCSE | 57 |
Admissions
Stanchester Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 167
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 162
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 178 92 86 |
| Year 8 | 172 90 82 |
| Year 9 | 172 85 87 |
| Year 10 | 154 90 64 |
| Year 11 | 136 74 62 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 80.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 69.0% 46.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 16.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 16.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 2.4% 3.0% |