The Sir John Colfox Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 13 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Dorset
Unique reference
141735
Address
Ridgeway, DT6 3DT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
818 (81% of total capacity)
Boys
48.4%
Girls
51.6%
First language not English
2.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
23%
Persistent absence
22.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 86.8%
Unclassified 6.8%
Other White 3.2%
Mixed 2%
Other Asian 0.6%
African 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.33
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.1
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 14%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 28%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41
Local authority average 44.1
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.48
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Speech & DramaTechnical Award12
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE52
Art & DesignGCSE2
BiologyGCSE27
Business Studies:SingleGCSE49
ChemistryGCSE27
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE2
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE33
Design & TechnologyGCSE32
Applied EngineeringGCSE38
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Sir John Colfox Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
129
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
129
2nd preference
29
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
129
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
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 classes19.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
148
77
71
Year 8
137
66
71
Year 9
146
76
70
Year 10
145
77
68
Year 11
144
57
87
Year 12
45
21
24
Year 13
53
22
31
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
80.0%
86.0%
86.5%
Further education
35.0%
35.8%
34.7%
School sixth form
45.0%
49.2%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.1%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
Entering employment
8.0%
4.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
4.0%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
4.6%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
65.0%
59.8%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
13.0%
19.8%
19.7%
Russell Group
10.0%
18.8%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
1.8%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.7%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.5%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

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