Armthorpe Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 17 2024 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
- Doncaster
- Unique reference
- 138314
- Address
- Mere Lane, Armthorpe, DN3 2DA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 684 (71% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.2%
- Girls
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 18.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.5%
- Persistent absence
- 19.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.8%
White British 72.8%
Other White 7.7%
Mixed 4.7%
African 4.2%
Other 1.9%
Other Asian 1.8%
Indian 1.5%
Pakistani 1.5%
Unclassified 1.5%
Chinese 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Other Black 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 25%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.4
Local authority average 44.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.35
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 16 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 45 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 16 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 126 |
Admissions
Armthorpe Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 116
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 102
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 102
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 154 83 71 |
| Year 8 | 124 61 63 |
| Year 9 | 145 81 64 |
| Year 10 | 131 66 65 |
| Year 11 | 130 73 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 80.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 31.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 29.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 18.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 8.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.5% 3.0% |