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%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE43
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE37
BiologyGCSE55
Business Studies:SingleGCSE50
ChemistryGCSE54
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE37
Design & TechnologyGCSE20
DanceGCSE17
English LanguageGCSE242
English LiteratureGCSE239
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Bosworth Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
244
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
282
2nd preference
303
3rd preference
148
From another Local Authority
47
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
235
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes23.4
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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