The Archer Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
May 22 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Barnet
Unique reference
139594
Address
Eagans Close, N2 8GA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
808 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
49.8%
Girls
50.2%
First language not English
25.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
13.4%
Persistent absence
23.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 34%
Other White 30.2%
Mixed 14.9%
Other 7.4%
Indian 3.1%
African 2.7%
Pakistani 1.6%
Chinese 1.4%
Caribbean 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Irish 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.74
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.64
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 86%
Local authority average 61%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 69%
Local authority average 66%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 60.3
Local authority average 57.1
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 5.79
Local authority average 5.27
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE14
BiologyGCSE43
ChemistryGCSE43
ChineseGCSE2
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE16
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE11
Design & TechnologyGCSE11
DanceGCSE26
EconomicsGCSE22
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Archer Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
150
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
249
2nd preference
200
3rd preference
247
From another Local Authority
204
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
130
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
6
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 classes22.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
165
79
86
Year 8
166
73
93
Year 9
161
87
74
Year 10
157
78
79
Year 11
159
85
74
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
91.0%
92.9%
85.6%
Further education
21.0%
18.4%
35.4%
School sixth form
29.0%
64.4%
36.6%
Sixth form college
39.0%
9.5%
13.0%
Other education destinations
2.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
0.0%
1.0%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
0.6%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
3.2%
5.9%
Destination unknown
6.0%
2.2%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023