Acle Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 23 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
- 685 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.2%
- Persistent absence
- 26.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.4%
White British 91.7%
Mixed 3.5%
Other White 1.8%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other 0.4%
African 0.3%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.8
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.18
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 50 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 32 |
| English Language | GCSE | 101 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 101 |
| French | GCSE | 17 |
| Geography | GCSE | 74 |
Admissions
Acle Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 136
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 60
- 3rd preference
- 30
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 167 80 87 |
| Year 8 | 162 85 77 |
| Year 9 | 137 77 60 |
| Year 10 | 118 62 56 |
| Year 11 | 101 50 51 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 83.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 46.0% 43.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 16.0% 33.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 27.0% 7.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 5.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.9% 3.0% |