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
- 31.0%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 31 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 28 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 56 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| English Language | GCSE | 170 |
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 | 77.0% 86.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 36.0% 38.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 41.0% 42.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 4.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 3.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 5.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.2% |