The Thomas Lord Audley School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 5 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 137937
- Address
- Monkwick Avenue, Monkwick, CO2 8NJ
- Website
- http://www.tla.essex.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 894 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 5.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.4%
- Persistent absence
- 27.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 86.4%
Mixed 4.8%
Other White 3.8%
Unclassified 1.1%
African 1%
Other 0.8%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.36
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.8
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.29
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 39 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 16 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 14 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 16 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 163 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 159 |
Admissions
The Thomas Lord Audley School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 194
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 56
- 3rd preference
- 51
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 193 94 99 |
| Year 8 | 193 98 95 |
| Year 9 | 173 78 95 |
| Year 10 | 169 86 83 |
| Year 11 | 166 89 77 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 85.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 55.0% 37.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 38.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 21.0% 9.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% |