Passmores Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 14 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 137445
- Address
- Tracyes Road, CM18 6JH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1205 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.2%
- Persistent absence
- 27.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.4%
White British 75.5%
Other White 8.6%
Mixed 6.1%
African 3.1%
Unclassified 1.8%
Chinese 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Caribbean 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 21%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.6
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.78
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 22 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 62 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 57 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 77 |
Admissions
Passmores Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 225
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 259
- 2nd preference
- 169
- 3rd preference
- 112
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 218
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 252 136 116 |
| Year 8 | 235 121 114 |
| Year 9 | 243 119 124 |
| Year 10 | 239 115 124 |
| Year 11 | 236 117 119 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 71.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 18.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.1% 3.0% |