Coombeshead Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 1 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
872 (62% of total capacity)
Boys
49.1%
Girls
50.9%
First language not English
2.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.7%
Persistent absence
33.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 89%
Mixed 4.9%
Unclassified 2.9%
Other White 1.9%
Other 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Asian 0.1%
African 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.2
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.09
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 55%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 32%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 42
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.67
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award4
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award3
Sports StudiesTechnical Award20
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE26
Art & DesignGCSE9
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE12
BiologyGCSE9
Business Studies:SingleGCSE22
ChemistryGCSE9
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE10
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Coombeshead Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
201
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
183
2nd preference
151
3rd preference
42
From another Local Authority
15
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
178
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
10
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 classes21.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
174
82
92
Year 8
148
69
79
Year 9
171
90
81
Year 10
177
84
93
Year 11
113
60
53
Year 12
51
22
29
Year 13
38
21
17
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
78.0%
80.5%
85.6%
Further education
42.0%
55.9%
35.4%
School sixth form
35.0%
22.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
1.6%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.7%
0.5%
Entering employment
9.0%
6.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
5.6%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
6.2%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
53.0%
57.8%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
3.0%
22.7%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
5.0%
2.5%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.6%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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