Lynn Grove Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 18 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 137541
- Address
- Lynn Grove, Gorleston, NR31 8AP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1109 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 8.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.5%
White British 87%
Other White 5.9%
Mixed 4.4%
Indian 1.5%
African 0.6%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 43%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.92
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 20 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 23 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 70 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 37 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 6 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 44 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
Lynn Grove Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 232
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 233
- 2nd preference
- 138
- 3rd preference
- 39
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 217
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 230 123 107 |
| Year 8 | 228 112 116 |
| Year 9 | 214 113 101 |
| Year 10 | 211 100 111 |
| Year 11 | 226 107 119 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 83.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 43.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 33.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 55.0% 7.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.9% 3.0% |