Sir Herbert Leon Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Inadequate May 5 2022 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Unique reference
- 138439
- Address
- Fern Grove, Bletchley, MK2 3HQ
- Website
- www.shlacademy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 652 (65% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 31.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 51.5%
- Persistent absence
- 41.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.3%
White British 46%
African 12.7%
Mixed 12.6%
Bangladeshi 8.4%
Other White 6.7%
Pakistani 2.9%
Other 2.5%
Indian 2%
Other Asian 1.8%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other Black 1.1%
Caribbean 0.8%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.72
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.4
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.69
Local authority average 3.9
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 13 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 2 |
| Biology | GCSE | 5 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 85 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 80 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Sir Herbert Leon Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 117
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 117 58 59 |
| Year 8 | 148 72 76 |
| Year 9 | 117 63 54 |
| Year 10 | 145 72 73 |
| Year 11 | 125 67 58 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 87.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 52.0% 31.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 55.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 24.0% 4.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.0% |