Coombeshead Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Devon
- Unique reference
- 137176
- Address
- Coombeshead Road, TQ12 1PT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 873 (59% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.5%
White British 88.1%
Mixed 5.4%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other White 1.9%
Other 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
African 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 63%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.8
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.21
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 9 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 27 |
Admissions
Coombeshead Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 196
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 185
- 2nd preference
- 107
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 185
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 198 96 102 |
| Year 8 | 165 83 82 |
| Year 9 | 140 63 77 |
| Year 10 | 142 74 68 |
| Year 11 | 166 80 86 |
| Year 12 | 23 5 18 |
| Year 13 | 39 19 20 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 72.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 55.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 30.0% 23.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 1.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 6.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 2.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 40.0% 50.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 3.0% 19.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.5% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.0% 2.4% |