Holbrook Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 27 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
- 580 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 10%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.4%
- Persistent absence
- 31.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.6%
White British 71.9%
Other White 9.5%
Mixed 8.2%
Unclassified 6.9%
Other 1.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
African 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.28
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.3
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.67
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 115 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 113 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 10 |
Admissions
Holbrook Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 116
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 113
- 2nd preference
- 34
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 112 50 62 |
| Year 8 | 118 68 50 |
| Year 9 | 117 53 64 |
| Year 10 | 117 59 58 |
| Year 11 | 116 51 65 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 38.0% 41.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 4.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |