Looe Community Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 22 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Unique reference
- 137839
- Address
- Sunrising, East Looe, PL13 1NQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 524 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.1%
- Persistent absence
- 40.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.0%
White British 94.3%
Mixed 3.7%
Other White 1.1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.8
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.31
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 7 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 7 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 109 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 107 |
| French | GCSE | 11 |
| Geography | GCSE | 55 |
Admissions
Looe Community Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 80
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 78
- 2nd preference
- 50
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 78
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 91 54 37 |
| Year 8 | 113 40 73 |
| Year 9 | 114 57 57 |
| Year 10 | 95 54 41 |
| Year 11 | 111 51 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 54.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 15.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 43.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.1% 3.0% |