The Elizabethan Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 6 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
Unique reference
138076
Address
Hallcroft Road, DN22 7PY

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1202 (82% of total capacity)
Boys
47.3%
Girls
52.7%
First language not English
4.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.5%
Persistent absence
23.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 88.3%
Other White 4.9%
Unclassified 2.7%
Mixed 2.2%
African 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 22%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 36%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.1
Local authority average 46.7
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.49
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award4
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award51
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award13
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award9
Sports StudiesTechnical Award15
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE48
BiologyGCSE29
Business Studies:SingleGCSE21
ChemistryGCSE29
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE28
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Elizabethan Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
224
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
294
2nd preference
174
3rd preference
52
From another Local Authority
61
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
220
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
15
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
229
100
129
Year 8
232
111
121
Year 9
224
112
112
Year 10
198
92
106
Year 11
211
104
107
Year 12
53
27
26
Year 13
55
23
32
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
87.0%
83.7%
85.5%
Further education
45.0%
42.0%
36.9%
School sixth form
30.0%
36.6%
35.2%
Sixth form college
10.0%
4.5%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
3.4%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
4.6%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
5.7%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
2.7%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 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%
62.9%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
10.0%
22.7%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
5.0%
2.2%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
3.0%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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