Fakenham Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 16 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Norfolk
Unique reference
139572
Address
Field Lane, NR21 9QT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
767 (81% of total capacity)
Boys
50.1%
Girls
49.9%
First language not English
4.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.7%
Persistent absence
25.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92.4%
Other White 3%
Mixed 2.6%
Indian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
African 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.29
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.01
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 27%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 23%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 38.2
Local authority average 44.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.27
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award16
Sports LeadershipTechnical Award42
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE2
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE8
Art & DesignGCSE23
BiologyGCSE25
Business Studies:SingleGCSE54
ChemistryGCSE25
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE18
Design & TechnologyGCSE23
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Fakenham Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
106
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
106
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
2
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
106
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
123
68
55
Year 8
135
66
69
Year 9
135
66
69
Year 10
130
70
60
Year 11
136
61
75
Year 12
65
31
34
Year 13
43
22
21
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
80.0%
85.0%
86.5%
Further education
40.0%
41.4%
34.7%
School sixth form
40.0%
35.3%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
7.4%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.8%
0.9%
Entering employment
9.0%
5.0%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
3.6%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
5.7%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.7%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
68.0%
53.2%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
10.0%
12.1%
19.7%
Russell Group
8.0%
10.2%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
3.0%
0.9%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.5%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.2%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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