Westbourne Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 18 2024 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
- 1068 (73% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 32.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.5%
- Persistent absence
- 31.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
White British 52.3%
Other White 16.7%
Mixed 10.4%
Other 5.1%
Gypsy/Roma 4.4%
African 2.9%
Bangladeshi 2.2%
Unclassified 2.1%
Indian 1.6%
Other Black 1%
Pakistani 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Asian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.3
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.35
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 4 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 38 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 42 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 33 |
| English Language | GCSE | 170 |
Admissions
Westbourne Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 202
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 157
- 2nd preference
- 55
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 157
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 223 111 112 |
| Year 8 | 218 113 105 |
| Year 9 | 209 102 107 |
| Year 10 | 207 112 95 |
| Year 11 | 211 121 90 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 42.0% 41.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 4.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% |