The Clarendon Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 27 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Unique reference
- 138885
- Address
- Frome Road, BA14 0DJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1103 (64% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 10.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.7%
- Persistent absence
- 24.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.4%
White British 83.5%
Other White 8.1%
Mixed 4.3%
Other 1.9%
African 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.5
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.47
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 14 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 28 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 8 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 155 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 152 |
| French | GCSE | 24 |
Admissions
The Clarendon Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 156
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 154
- 2nd preference
- 88
- 3rd preference
- 56
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 154
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 236 113 123 |
| Year 8 | 203 118 85 |
| Year 9 | 183 84 99 |
| Year 10 | 209 95 114 |
| Year 11 | 158 81 77 |
| Year 12 | 52 23 29 |
| Year 13 | 62 28 34 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 37.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 43.0% 43.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 5.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.5% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 57.0% 59.2% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 6.0% 22.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.3% 2.4% |