Westbourne Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Inadequate Jun 10 2025 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 139288
- Address
- Marlow Road, IP1 5JN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1038 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 36.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.7%
- Persistent absence
- 33.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.0%
White British 49.3%
Other White 15.9%
Mixed 10.1%
Other 6%
Gypsy/Roma 5.7%
African 3.9%
Bangladeshi 3.2%
Unclassified 2.1%
Indian 1.6%
Other Black 0.9%
Pakistani 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 27%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.5
Local authority average 42.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.37
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 12 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 52 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 52 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
Westbourne Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 202
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 157
- 2nd preference
- 43
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 157
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 112 98 |
| Year 8 | 210 110 100 |
| Year 9 | 213 114 99 |
| Year 10 | 203 98 105 |
| Year 11 | 202 109 93 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 86.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 41.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 44.0% 39.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 4.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.5% 3.0% |