The New Forest Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Unique reference
- 138585
- Address
- Long Lane, Holbury, SO45 2PA
- Website
- http://newforestacademy.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 564 (53% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39%
- Persistent absence
- 30.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.7%
White British 93.3%
Mixed 2.2%
Other White 1.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
African 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.67
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 20%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.3
Local authority average 45.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.92
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 10 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 55 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 43 |
| Biology | GCSE | 20 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 20 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 7 |
| English Language | GCSE | 113 |
Admissions
The New Forest Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 97
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 90
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 90
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 115 65 50 |
| Year 8 | 114 58 56 |
| Year 9 | 100 49 51 |
| Year 10 | 122 60 62 |
| Year 11 | 113 56 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 85.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 63.0% 38.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 6.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 40.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 18.0% 5.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.2% |