Alec Hunter Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 9 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
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 139402
- Address
- Stubbs Lane, CM7 3NR
- Website
- http://www.alechunter.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1058 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.8%
- Girls
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 7.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
White British 84.7%
Other White 6%
Mixed 5%
African 1.8%
Indian 0.9%
Other Black 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Other 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.16
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 38%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.6
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.95
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 43 |
Biology | GCSE | 51 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 15 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 37 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 21 |
English Language | GCSE | 185 |
English Literature | GCSE | 185 |
Admissions
Alec Hunter Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 206
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 239
- 2nd preference
- 119
- 3rd preference
- 47
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 202
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 215 128 87 |
Year 8 | 211 109 102 |
Year 9 | 220 107 113 |
Year 10 | 217 118 99 |
Year 11 | 195 107 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 85.0% 86.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 56.0% 36.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 38.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 10.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 5.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |