Paignton Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jul 6 2022 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
- 1528 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.6%
- Girls
- 45.4%
- First language not English
- 5.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.4%
- Persistent absence
- 33.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.7%
White British 88.9%
Mixed 3.1%
Other White 2.9%
Unclassified 2.2%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
African 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.3
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 20%
Local authority average 49%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.9
Local authority average 47.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.07
Local authority average 4.07
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 33 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 27 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 92 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 2 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 79 |
| English Language | GCSE | 252 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 251 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 60 |
| French | GCSE | 30 |
Admissions
Paignton Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 331
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 278
- 2nd preference
- 71
- 3rd preference
- 60
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 278
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 385 209 176 |
| Year 8 | 327 179 148 |
| Year 9 | 325 172 153 |
| Year 10 | 266 144 122 |
| Year 11 | 225 130 95 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 86.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 84.0% 47.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 37.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | SP 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.9% 1.0% |