Caister Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 29 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 141331
- Address
- Windsor Road, Caister-on-Sea, NR30 5LS
- Website
- www.caisteracademy.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 679 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.7%
- Girls
- 53.3%
- First language not English
- 15.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.8%
- Persistent absence
- 26.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.9%
White British 79.2%
Other White 9.1%
Mixed 4.8%
African 2.1%
Other Asian 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.13
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.6
Local authority average 44.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.38
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 12 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 31 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 29 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 58 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 13 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 13 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
Admissions
Caister Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 116
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 108
- 2nd preference
- 50
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 108
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 151 75 76 |
| Year 8 | 138 72 66 |
| Year 9 | 124 57 67 |
| Year 10 | 125 51 74 |
| Year 11 | 141 62 79 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 85.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 41.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 35.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 46.0% 7.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% |