Tewkesbury Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 11 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Unique reference
- 137752
- Address
- Ashchurch Road, GL20 8DF
- Website
- www.tewkesburyacademy.clf.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1204 (71% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.5%
- Girls
- 45.5%
- First language not English
- 6.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.9%
- Persistent absence
- 31.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
White British 87.7%
Other White 6%
Mixed 1.4%
Indian 1.3%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish 0.6%
Other Asian 0.4%
African 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.07
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 6%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 52%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.6
Local authority average 50
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.6
Local authority average 4.34
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 18 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
Astronomy | GCSE | 2 |
Biology | GCSE | 32 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 69 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 54 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 8 |
Admissions
Tewkesbury Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 196
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 158
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 158
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.3 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 207 116 91 |
Year 8 | 205 119 86 |
Year 9 | 219 111 108 |
Year 10 | 188 112 76 |
Year 11 | 199 100 99 |
Year 12 | 91 46 45 |
Year 13 | 95 52 43 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 76.0% 85.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 24.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 39.0% 49.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 10.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 11.0% 5.1% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 3.8% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | SP 0.6% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 59.0% 63.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 17.0% 21.1% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 14.0% 21.4% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.6% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 5.0% 1.8% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.0% 1.7% |