Paignton Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Dec 3 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Torbay
- Unique reference
- 138863
- Address
- Waterleat Road, TQ3 3WA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1582 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 6.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.6%
- Persistent absence
- 28.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 88.4%
Mixed 3.1%
Other White 2.8%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other Asian 1.4%
Other 0.8%
Indian 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
African 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 26%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.9
Local authority average 47.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.99
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 41 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 8 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 57 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 50 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 76 |
| English Language | GCSE | 260 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 253 |
| French | GCSE | 40 |
| Geography | GCSE | 115 |
| History | GCSE | 78 |
Admissions
Paignton Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 327
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 273
- 2nd preference
- 72
- 3rd preference
- 56
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 271
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 13
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 352 192 160 |
| Year 8 | 363 200 163 |
| Year 9 | 313 179 134 |
| Year 10 | 289 153 136 |
| Year 11 | 265 141 124 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 88.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 84.0% 48.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 39.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.5% 3.0% |