Castle Manor Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 16 2019 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
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 138162
- Address
- Eastern Avenue, CB9 9JE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 751 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.9%
- Girls
- 52.1%
- First language not English
- 12.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.2%
- Persistent absence
- 29.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.6%
White British 75.9%
Other White 7.6%
Unclassified 6%
Mixed 3.9%
Indian 3.2%
African 1.5%
Other Asian 0.7%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.04
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.8
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.51
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 26 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 2 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
| English Language | GCSE | 137 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 136 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 40 |
| French | GCSE | 44 |
Admissions
Castle Manor Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 149
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 146
- 2nd preference
- 84
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 146
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 151 77 74 |
| Year 8 | 147 70 77 |
| Year 9 | 157 74 83 |
| Year 10 | 147 67 80 |
| Year 11 | 149 72 77 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 41.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 28.0% 4.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% |