Noel-Baker Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 15 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Derby
- Unique reference
- 143853
- Address
- Bracknell Drive, Alvaston, DE24 0BR
- Website
- www.noelbakeracademy.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1243 (73% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 8.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.6%
- Persistent absence
- 31.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 71.4%
Mixed 9.4%
Other White 7.2%
African 3.1%
Other Asian 2.1%
Pakistani 1.6%
Indian 1.4%
Other Black 1%
Caribbean 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 29%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.3
Local authority average 42.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.26
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 56 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 36 |
| Biology | GCSE | 61 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 48 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 207 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 205 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 51 |
| French | GCSE | 71 |
Admissions
Noel-Baker Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 274
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 243
- 2nd preference
- 85
- 3rd preference
- 38
- From another Local Authority
- 29
Offers
- 1st preference
- 243
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 21
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 278 133 145 |
| Year 8 | 276 137 139 |
| Year 9 | 237 117 120 |
| Year 10 | 240 114 126 |
| Year 11 | 212 111 101 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 79.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 63.0% 47.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 28.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 2.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 8.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 4.7% 3.0% |