Isca Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 21 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
- 914 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 15.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27%
- Persistent absence
- 25.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.3%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Unclassified | 2.5% |
| Mixed | 4% |
| Other | 4.2% |
| Other White | 8% |
| White British | 77.1% |
| African | 1.4% |
| Chinese | 1% |
| Indian | 0.9% |
| Pakistani | 0.5% |
| Irish | 0.1% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.1% |
| Other Asian | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 73% |
| Local authority average | 37% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 47% |
| Local authority average | 46% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 46.4 |
| Local authority average | 45.4 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.53 |
| Local authority average | 4.02 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 3 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 29 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 9 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 37 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 36 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 5 |
Admissions
Isca Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 162
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 115
- 2nd preference
- 108
- 3rd preference
- 51
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 115
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 31.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 149 76 73 |
| Year 8 | 186 96 90 |
| Year 9 | 196 86 110 |
| Year 10 | 193 105 88 |
| Year 11 | 190 98 92 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 79.0% 55.7% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 23.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 1.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 6.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.3% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.3% 3.0% |