Bosworth Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 15 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 137969
- Address
- Leicester Lane, Desford, LE9 9JL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1613 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 12.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.6%
- Persistent absence
- 20.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.4%
White British 68%
Indian 12.3%
Mixed 7.4%
Other White 5.6%
African 2.4%
Other Asian 1.3%
Unclassified 0.7%
Chinese 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.2
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 87%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.8
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.61
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 43 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 37 |
Biology | GCSE | 55 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 37 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 20 |
Dance | GCSE | 17 |
English Language | GCSE | 242 |
English Literature | GCSE | 239 |
Admissions
Bosworth Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 244
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 282
- 2nd preference
- 303
- 3rd preference
- 148
- From another Local Authority
- 47
Offers
- 1st preference
- 235
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 250 128 122 |
Year 8 | 253 110 143 |
Year 9 | 253 136 117 |
Year 10 | 248 117 131 |
Year 11 | 248 142 106 |
Year 12 | 191 99 92 |
Year 13 | 170 84 86 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 84.0% 85.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 37.0% 39.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 36.0% 34.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 10.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 6.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 4.6% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | SP 1.2% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 85.0% 62.1% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 30.0% 15.7% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 22.0% 13.3% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.7% 1.7% |