Somercotes Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 10 2024 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
- 431 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 1.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.3%
- Persistent absence
- 39.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.8%
White British 92.3%
Mixed 3.5%
Other White 1.4%
Unclassified 0.9%
Irish 0.5%
African 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.5
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.62
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 6 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 7 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 34 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 12 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 12 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 81 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 81 |
Admissions
Somercotes Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 48
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 89 46 43 |
| Year 8 | 80 41 39 |
| Year 9 | 87 45 42 |
| Year 10 | 94 49 45 |
| Year 11 | 81 35 46 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 40.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 40.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 33.0% 3.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 3.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.4% 3.0% |