Passmores Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 15 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
- 1204 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 7.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28%
- Persistent absence
- 25.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.0%
White British 75.7%
Other White 8.1%
Mixed 6.7%
African 2.8%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other 0.9%
Other Asian 0.8%
Caribbean 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Other Black 0.6%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.53
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 11%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.2
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.08
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 68 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 29 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 37 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 65 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 59 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 77 |
Admissions
Passmores Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 233
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 312
- 2nd preference
- 190
- 3rd preference
- 124
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 225
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 244 122 122 |
| Year 8 | 243 120 123 |
| Year 9 | 243 125 118 |
| Year 10 | 239 121 118 |
| Year 11 | 235 105 130 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 86.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 67.0% 36.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 38.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | SP 10.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.7% 1.0% |