Heath Lane Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 3 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
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Leicestershire
Unique reference
138327
Address
Heath Lane, Earl Shilton, LE9 7PD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
698 (83% of total capacity)
Boys
49.1%
Girls
50.9%
First language not English
4.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
29.1%
Persistent absence
34.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 83.8%
Mixed 4.3%
Other White 4%
Unclassified 3.4%
African 1.9%
Other 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.32
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.09
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 0%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 20%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 36.6
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.99
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award21
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award14
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award5
Health StudiesTechnical Award25
Speech & DramaTechnical Award9
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE25
BiologyGCSE26
ChemistryGCSE26
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE16
Design & TechnologyGCSE45
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Heath Lane Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
119
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
102
2nd preference
34
3rd preference
38
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
102
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
150
83
67
Year 8
147
60
87
Year 9
126
59
67
Year 10
140
79
61
Year 11
135
62
73
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
75.0%
83.5%
85.6%
Further education
50.0%
41.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
17.0%
31.6%
36.6%
Sixth form college
8.0%
9.8%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
4.1%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
8.0%
4.8%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
13.0%
5.9%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.7%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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