Thomas Clarkson Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 22 2020 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
Cambridgeshire
Unique reference
137867
Address
Corporation Road, PE13 2SE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1393 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
48.2%
Girls
51.8%
First language not English
29.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
38.2%
Persistent absence
30.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 61.3%
Other White 29.6%
Mixed 2.6%
Gypsy/Roma 1.7%
Unclassified 1.7%
African 1.1%
Other Black 0.6%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.21
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 19%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 30%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 37
Local authority average 48.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.03
Local authority average 4.37
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined)Technical Award40
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE19
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE25
BiologyGCSE44
ChemistryGCSE44
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE16
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE42
Design & TechnologyGCSE20
DanceGCSE7
English LanguageGCSE229
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Thomas Clarkson Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
218
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
244
2nd preference
66
3rd preference
26
From another Local Authority
29
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
193
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
271
135
136
Year 8
268
133
135
Year 9
255
117
138
Year 10
266
127
139
Year 11
234
117
117
Year 12
53
31
22
Year 13
46
11
35
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
82.0%
87.0%
85.6%
Further education
58.0%
27.4%
35.4%
School sixth form
23.0%
24.8%
36.6%
Sixth form college
1.0%
34.3%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
4.7%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
3.1%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
11.0%
4.4%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
60.0%
67.2%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
5.0%
28.1%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.8%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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