Beamont Collegiate Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good 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
- Warrington
- Unique reference
- 139196
- Address
- Long Lane, Orford, WA2 8PX
- Website
- www.bca.warrington.ac.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 893 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 12.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.1%
- Persistent absence
- 22.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.5%
White British 81.3%
Other White 7.4%
Mixed 3.3%
Other Asian 1.7%
Chinese 1.6%
Other 1.3%
Pakistani 1.1%
Other Black 0.8%
African 0.6%
Caribbean 0.3%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.22
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 51%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.2
Local authority average 48
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.08
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 19 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 7 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 33 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 7 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 43 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 8 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
Admissions
Beamont Collegiate Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 246
- 2nd preference
- 73
- 3rd preference
- 47
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 172
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 186 94 92 |
| Year 8 | 185 93 92 |
| Year 9 | 178 89 89 |
| Year 10 | 174 83 91 |
| Year 11 | 170 90 80 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 85.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 43.0% 26.9% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 12.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 39.0% 46.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.2% |