Chantry Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 1 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 138373
- Address
- Mallard Way, IP2 9LR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 950 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 11.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.4%
- Persistent absence
- 22.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.5%
White British 75.4%
Mixed 15.2%
Other White 4.2%
Other 1.8%
Unclassified 0.9%
African 0.6%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.59
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 21%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.6
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.83
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 9 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 47 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 16 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 7 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
Admissions
Chantry Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 204
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 248
- 2nd preference
- 72
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 201
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 106 104 |
| Year 8 | 210 103 107 |
| Year 9 | 180 93 87 |
| Year 10 | 172 87 85 |
| Year 11 | 178 86 92 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 39.0% 41.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 4.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |