Armthorpe Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Apr 18 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
- 646 (72% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.7%
- Girls
- 46.3%
- First language not English
- 13.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.6%
- Persistent absence
- 29.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.6%
White British 78.8%
Other White 6.3%
Mixed 4.4%
African 3.3%
Other 1.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Indian 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.73
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.14
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 15 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 12 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 11 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 105 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 103 |
Admissions
Armthorpe Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 142
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 88
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 88
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 119 59 60 |
| Year 8 | 159 89 70 |
| Year 9 | 129 69 60 |
| Year 10 | 132 74 58 |
| Year 11 | 107 56 51 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 78.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 39.0% 30.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 27.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 26.0% 19.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 7.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 4.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 8.1% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.3% 1.2% |