Holbrook Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 26 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
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 137208
- Address
- Ipswich Road, Holbrook, IP9 2QX
- Website
- http://holbrookacademy.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 593 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 8.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.9%
- Persistent absence
- 24.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.7%
White British 74.2%
Other White 8.8%
Mixed 7.9%
Unclassified 5.1%
Other 1.7%
Indian 0.7%
African 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 27%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.1
Local authority average 42.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.64
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 36 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 26 |
| English Language | GCSE | 117 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 114 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 9 |
| French | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Holbrook Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 108
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 94
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 94
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 120 62 58 |
| Year 8 | 117 56 61 |
| Year 9 | 116 68 48 |
| Year 10 | 121 53 68 |
| Year 11 | 119 62 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 86.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 41.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 64.0% 39.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 4.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.5% 3.0% |