Copley Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 11 2024 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
- Tameside
- Unique reference
- 139294
- Address
- Huddersfield Road, SK15 3RR
- Website
- www.copleyacademy.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 574 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 38.3%
- Girls
- 61.7%
- First language not English
- 10.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.7%
- Persistent absence
- 28.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.3%
White British 79.6%
Mixed 4.7%
African 3.5%
Other White 3%
Unclassified 3%
Pakistani 2.4%
Other 1.2%
Indian 1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 13%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.6
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.91
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 38 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 15 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 45 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 22 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 13 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 105 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 105 |
Admissions
Copley Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 98
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 66
- 2nd preference
- 71
- 3rd preference
- 57
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 66
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 101 38 63 |
| Year 8 | 121 43 78 |
| Year 9 | 121 45 76 |
| Year 10 | 123 48 75 |
| Year 11 | 108 46 62 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 82.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 42.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 2.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 36.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 7.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.3% 3.0% |