Nova Hreod Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 16 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
Swindon
Unique reference
140515
Address
Akers Way, Moredon, SN2 2NQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1037 (82% of total capacity)
Boys
49.6%
Girls
50.4%
First language not English
19.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
26.3%
Persistent absence
32.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 71.7%
Other White 9.3%
Mixed 7%
African 3.5%
Indian 2.5%
Other 1.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
Pakistani 0.9%
Chinese 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Unclassified 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.27
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.07
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 55%
Local authority average 27%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 35%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43.9
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.03
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award19
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award12
Art & DesignGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE38
AstronomyGCSE1
BiologyGCSE24
Business Studies:SingleGCSE49
ChemistryGCSE24
ChineseGCSE1
English LanguageGCSE159
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Nova Hreod Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
221
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
190
2nd preference
97
3rd preference
102
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
190
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
4
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 classes22.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
238
116
122
Year 8
255
134
121
Year 9
198
109
89
Year 10
180
88
92
Year 11
166
67
99
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
83.0%
85.4%
85.6%
Further education
56.0%
48.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
12.0%
21.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
15.0%
15.2%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
4.5%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
4.0%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
5.1%
5.9%
Destination unknown
3.0%
1.0%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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