The Academy, Selsey
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Jan 21 2025 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
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Unique reference
- 137096
- Address
- School Lane, Selsey, PO20 9EH
- Website
- www.tas-tkat.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 501 (63% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.7%
- Girls
- 46.3%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.1%
- Persistent absence
- 28.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.6%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Unclassified | 1% |
| Other Asian | 1% |
| Mixed | 3.2% |
| Other White | 4.8% |
| White British | 87.6% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.8% |
| Indian | 0.8% |
| African | 0.4% |
| Irish | 0.2% |
| Irish Traveller | 0.2% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 9% |
| Local authority average | 37% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 39% |
| Local authority average | 46% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 38 |
| Local authority average | 46.2 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 3.05 |
| Local authority average | 4.07 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 47 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 28 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 48 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 48 |
| English Language | GCSE | 87 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 86 |
| Geography | GCSE | 36 |
| History | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
The Academy, Selsey
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 117
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 122
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 109 59 50 |
| Year 8 | 109 57 52 |
| Year 9 | 99 49 50 |
| Year 10 | 95 52 43 |
| Year 11 | 89 52 37 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 87.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 74.0% 40.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 26.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 19.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.2% 3.0% |