King Edward VI Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 25 2023 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
Lincolnshire
Unique reference
138783
Address
West End, PE23 5EW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
395 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
51.1%
Girls
48.9%
First language not English
2.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
41%
Persistent absence
32.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
24.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 93.4%
Other White 2.8%
Mixed 1.7%
Irish 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
African 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.06
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.02
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 11%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 25%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.4
Local authority average 46.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.49
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Sports StudiesTechnical Award23
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award21
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award49
Speech & DramaTechnical Award19
Art & DesignGCSE26
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE1
BiologyGCSE20
ChemistryGCSE20
Design & TechnologyGCSE21
EconomicsGCSE23
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

King Edward VI Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
71
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
42
2nd preference
51
3rd preference
25
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
42
2nd preference
21
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes18.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
72
37
35
Year 8
70
37
33
Year 9
89
46
43
Year 10
83
47
36
Year 11
81
35
46
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
81.0%
86.9%
86.5%
Further education
54.0%
36.0%
34.7%
School sixth form
26.0%
47.1%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
2.9%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.8%
0.9%
Entering employment
3.0%
3.9%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
4.3%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
10.0%
4.2%
5.2%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.7%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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