The Eastwood Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Dec 4 2018 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
- 1147 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.1%
- Persistent absence
- 16.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.8%
White British 81.3%
Mixed 5%
Other White 3.4%
Indian 1.8%
Other Black 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
Unclassified 1.5%
Pakistani 1.2%
African 1%
Other 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.48
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 93%
Local authority average 57%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 58%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.7
Local authority average 53.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.68
Local authority average 4.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 43 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 65 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 201 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 37 |
| English Language | GCSE | 205 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 204 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| French | GCSE | 195 |
Admissions
The Eastwood Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 228
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 247
- 2nd preference
- 227
- 3rd preference
- 221
- From another Local Authority
- 180
Offers
- 1st preference
- 201
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 233 113 120 |
| Year 8 | 237 119 118 |
| Year 9 | 233 123 110 |
| Year 10 | 224 127 97 |
| Year 11 | 220 122 98 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 91.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 54.0% 26.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 36.0% 63.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 3.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.3% 1.0% |