Bower Park Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 14 2023 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
- Havering
- Unique reference
- 139307
- Address
- Havering Road, RM1 4YY
- Website
- http://www.bowerpark.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1025 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 14.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.7%
- Persistent absence
- 33.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
White British 67.7%
Other White 9.8%
Mixed 7.5%
African 3.8%
Unclassified 2.2%
Other 2%
Pakistani 1.9%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Indian 1.1%
Caribbean 1.1%
Other Black 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.66
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 70%
Local authority average 62%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.8
Local authority average 47.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.65
Local authority average 4.26
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 37 |
| English Language | GCSE | 175 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 174 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| French | GCSE | 127 |
| Geography | GCSE | 66 |
Admissions
Bower Park Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 201
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 102
- 3rd preference
- 94
- From another Local Authority
- 20
Offers
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 20
- To another Local Authority
- 9
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 208 125 83 |
| Year 8 | 206 110 96 |
| Year 9 | 202 91 111 |
| Year 10 | 206 103 103 |
| Year 11 | 203 91 112 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 89.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 61.0% 47.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 13.0% 39.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 1.3% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 2.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 3.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.0% 1.0% |