University Academy Holbeach
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement Nov 12 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 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
- Lincolnshire
- Unique reference
- 137282
- Address
- Park Road, Holbeach, PE12 7PU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1394 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 10.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31%
- Persistent absence
- 28.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.0%
White British 84.1%
Other White 10.9%
Mixed 2.8%
African 1.1%
Indian 0.6%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.7
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.38
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 151 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 29 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 63 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 104 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
University Academy Holbeach
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 231
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 198
- 2nd preference
- 115
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 198
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 17.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 237 137 100 |
| Year 8 | 236 103 133 |
| Year 9 | 219 108 111 |
| Year 10 | 237 122 115 |
| Year 11 | 232 111 121 |
| Year 12 | 160 100 60 |
| Year 13 | 67 35 32 |
| Year 14 | 6 5 1 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 32.0% 40.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 50.0% 40.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 3.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 57.0% 59.8% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 14.0% 18.5% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 3.1% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.9% 2.4% |