Isca Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 22 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
- Devon
- Unique reference
- 139682
- Address
- Earl Richards Road South, EX2 6AP
- Website
- http://www.iscaexeter.co.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 985 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 13.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24%
- Persistent absence
- 31.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.4%
White British 78.7%
Other White 8.1%
Other 3.7%
Mixed 3.2%
Unclassified 2.6%
Chinese 1.2%
Indian 0.8%
African 0.8%
Pakistani 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.23
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 83%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.9
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.59
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 12 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 31 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 46 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 35 |
| English Language | GCSE | 180 |
Admissions
Isca
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 161
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 108
- 3rd preference
- 76
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 184 94 90 |
| Year 8 | 198 85 113 |
| Year 9 | 190 102 88 |
| Year 10 | 206 104 102 |
| Year 11 | 207 105 102 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 83.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 82.0% 57.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 24.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.5% 1.0% |