The Roundhill Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jul 4 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 138079
- Address
- 997 Melton Road, Thurmaston, LE4 8GQ
- Website
- www.roundhill.bepschools.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 794 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 18.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20%
- Persistent absence
- 29.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.8%
White British 61.8%
Indian 19.9%
Mixed 7.9%
Other White 5.2%
Other Asian 1.6%
African 1.4%
Chinese 0.6%
Pakistani 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.06
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.8
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.29
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 47 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 25 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 46 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 64 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 35 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
The Roundhill Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 110
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 85
- 2nd preference
- 134
- 3rd preference
- 47
- From another Local Authority
- 32
Offers
- 1st preference
- 85
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 18
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 137 71 66 |
| Year 8 | 151 71 80 |
| Year 9 | 173 92 81 |
| Year 10 | 152 71 81 |
| Year 11 | 181 82 99 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 85.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 39.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 25.0% 34.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 10.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.2% 1.0% |