Avon Valley Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Jul 1 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Unique reference
- 143005
- Address
- Recreation Road, Durrington, SP4 8HH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 517 (39% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.0%
- Girls
- 48.0%
- First language not English
- 15.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.1%
- Persistent absence
- 28.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.5%
White British 71.4%
Other 11.4%
Mixed 3.3%
Other White 3.1%
African 2.9%
Caribbean 2.7%
Other Black 2.1%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 18%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.8
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.91
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 14 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 33 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 14 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 77 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 76 |
| Geography | GCSE | 42 |
Admissions
Avon Valley Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 97
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 91
- 2nd preference
- 59
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 91
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 70 37 33 |
| Year 8 | 140 78 62 |
| Year 9 | 117 55 62 |
| Year 10 | 105 51 54 |
| Year 11 | 85 48 37 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 70.0% 37.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 43.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 5.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 4.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% |