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
- 28.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.6%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 37 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 13 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 19 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 7 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 12 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
Admissions
Thomas Clarkson Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 218
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 244
- 2nd preference
- 66
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 29
Offers
- 1st preference
- 193
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.2 |
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 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 88.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 59.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 28.0% 27.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 34.6% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 3.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 64.0% 67.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 16.0% 25.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 13.0% 22.9% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 1.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.3% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.7% 1.7% |