Acle Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 24 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
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 138758
- Address
- South Walsham Road, Acle, NR13 3ER
- Website
- http://www.acleacademy.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 619 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.0%
- Girls
- 46.0%
- First language not English
- 1.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.4%
- Persistent absence
- 29.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.3%
White British 89.8%
Mixed 4.1%
Unclassified 2.6%
Other White 1.9%
African 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.06
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45
Local authority average 44.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.97
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 13 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 7 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 60 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 32 |
| English Language | GCSE | 100 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 98 |
| French | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Acle Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 138
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 177
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 137
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 160 86 74 |
| Year 8 | 141 77 64 |
| Year 9 | 117 61 56 |
| Year 10 | 99 49 50 |
| Year 11 | 102 61 41 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 83.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 53.0% 41.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 22.0% 34.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 7.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 5.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.2% |