The Ongar Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 1 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
- 553 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.4%
- Persistent absence
- 27.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.5%
White British 89.7%
Mixed 3.9%
Other White 2.7%
Other 2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
African 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.3
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.7
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 14 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 52 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 14 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 41 |
| English Language | GCSE | 112 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 111 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
The Ongar Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 87
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 63
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 63
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 112 52 60 |
| Year 8 | 109 54 55 |
| Year 9 | 108 65 43 |
| Year 10 | 113 53 60 |
| Year 11 | 111 61 50 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 86.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 36.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 45.0% 38.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 10.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 3.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |