The Rural Enterprise Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 10 2018 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Unique reference
- 138351
- Address
- Rodbaston Drive, ST19 5PH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 229 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 0%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24%
- Persistent absence
- 39.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 33.6%
White British 93.9%
Mixed 3.4%
Pakistani 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Other White 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
African 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.42
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 0%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 19%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.1
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.73
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 25 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 33 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 35 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 35 |
| Geography | GCSE | 33 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 35 |
| Physical Education/Sports Studies | GCSE | 7 |
| Science: Double Award | GCSE | 35 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 15 |
Admissions
The Rural Enterprise Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 41
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 33 22 11 |
| Year 8 | 52 28 24 |
| Year 9 | 54 25 29 |
| Year 10 | 55 26 29 |
| Year 11 | 35 14 21 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 84.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 66.0% 43.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 37.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 3.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 4.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.6% 1.2% |