The Ongar Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 31 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 141947
- Address
- Fyfield Road, CM5 0AN
- Website
- www.theongaracademy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 511 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.2%
- Persistent absence
- 30.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
White British 86.9%
Mixed 5.5%
Other White 3.7%
Unclassified 1.2%
African 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Other Asian 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.6
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.26
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 31 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 41 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 108 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 107 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 33 |
| French | GCSE | 25 |
Admissions
The Ongar Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 82
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 66
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 29
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 66
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 71 33 38 |
| Year 8 | 115 53 62 |
| Year 9 | 114 58 56 |
| Year 10 | 100 60 40 |
| Year 11 | 111 51 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 52.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 31.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.1% 3.0% |