The Eastwood Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Dec 10 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Unique reference
- 137284
- Address
- Rayleigh Road, SS9 5UU
- Website
- http://eastwoodacademy.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1143 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.3%
- Persistent absence
- 15.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
White British 80.8%
Mixed 5.7%
Other White 3.2%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Other Black 1.5%
Indian 1.4%
Pakistani 1.2%
Other Asian 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
African 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Chinese 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 74%
Local authority average 50%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 57%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.5
Local authority average 52.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.68
Local authority average 4.63
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 41 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 90 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 211 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 221 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 217 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| French | GCSE | 162 |
| Geography | GCSE | 97 |
Admissions
The Eastwood Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 226
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 293
- 2nd preference
- 248
- 3rd preference
- 195
- From another Local Authority
- 205
Offers
- 1st preference
- 208
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 235 120 115 |
| Year 8 | 238 116 122 |
| Year 9 | 222 108 114 |
| Year 10 | 226 120 106 |
| Year 11 | 222 125 97 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 90.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 54.0% 30.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 32.0% 59.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.3% 3.0% |