Avon Valley Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 21 2023 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
- 503 (33% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 6.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.9%
- Persistent absence
- 33.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.1%
White British 80.1%
Other 4.4%
African 2.6%
Other White 2.4%
Mixed 2.4%
Caribbean 2%
Other Black 1.8%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other Asian 1.4%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.29
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 14%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.1
Local authority average 46.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.79
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 9 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 12 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 30 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| English Language | GCSE | 66 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 65 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Avon Valley Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 61
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 59
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 139 77 62 |
| Year 8 | 114 52 62 |
| Year 9 | 91 42 49 |
| Year 10 | 88 48 40 |
| Year 11 | 71 38 33 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 88.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 60.0% 32.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 47.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 6.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 4.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% |