The Robert Smyth Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 30 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Leicestershire
Unique reference
137161
Address
Burnmill Road, LE16 7JG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1200 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
49.4%
Girls
50.6%
First language not English
2.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.8%
Persistent absence
12.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 85%
Other White 4.8%
Unclassified 4%
Mixed 3.5%
Indian 1.3%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
African 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.11
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.09
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 87%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 48%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 47
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.43
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE21
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE7
BiologyGCSE35
Business Studies:SingleGCSE45
ChemistryGCSE35
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE15
Design & TechnologyGCSE11
DanceGCSE11
EconomicsGCSE6
English LanguageGCSE148
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Robert Smyth Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
201
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
220
2nd preference
217
3rd preference
43
From another Local Authority
78
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
199
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
15
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
210
92
118
Year 8
179
82
97
Year 9
181
90
91
Year 10
179
88
91
Year 11
168
86
82
Year 12
135
75
60
Year 13
148
80
68
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
96.0%
85.3%
86.5%
Further education
26.0%
39.6%
34.7%
School sixth form
65.0%
34.3%
37.9%
Sixth form college
5.0%
10.5%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.8%
0.9%
Entering employment
1.0%
4.1%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
4.6%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
1.0%
4.8%
5.2%
Destination unknown
0.0%
1.2%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
74.0%
62.1%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
28.0%
15.7%
19.7%
Russell Group
27.0%
13.3%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
2.0%
0.8%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
3.0%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.7%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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