Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 12 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 142883
- Address
- Salisbury Road, NR30 4LS
- Website
- www.gyca.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 941 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.9%
- Girls
- 54.1%
- First language not English
- 29.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 55%
- Persistent absence
- 43.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
White British 65.1%
Other White 11.9%
Unclassified 7.8%
African 4.9%
Mixed 4.7%
Other 1.7%
Other Black 1.2%
Other Asian 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.07
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 33%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.7
Local authority average 44.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.46
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 49 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 153 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 153 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 37 |
| French | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 192
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 181
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 193 93 100 |
| Year 8 | 194 97 97 |
| Year 9 | 196 99 97 |
| Year 10 | 166 67 99 |
| Year 11 | 156 65 91 |
| Year 12 | 21 4 17 |
| Year 13 | 15 7 8 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 83.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 34.0% 41.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 34.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 46.0% 7.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 5.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |