Somercotes Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 28 2018 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Unique reference
- 142392
- Address
- Keeling Street, North Somercotes, LN11 7PN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 456 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.5%
- Girls
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 1.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.7%
- Persistent absence
- 39.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.4%
White British 93%
Mixed 2.7%
Other White 1.5%
Unclassified 1.5%
Irish 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
African 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.05
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 39%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.6
Local authority average 46.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.79
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 21 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 33 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 37 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 10 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 10 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 50 |
| English Language | GCSE | 92 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 91 |
Admissions
Somercotes Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 86
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 70
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 85 44 41 |
| Year 8 | 95 49 46 |
| Year 9 | 101 52 49 |
| Year 10 | 84 37 47 |
| Year 11 | 91 39 52 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 86.6% 85.6% |
Further education | 54.0% 39.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 43.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 31.0% 3.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 4.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.3% 1.2% |