Noel-Baker Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 16 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
- 1143 (71% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.2%
- Girls
- 51.8%
- First language not English
- 8.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.4%
- Persistent absence
- 26.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.6%
White British 73.1%
Mixed 8.8%
Other White 6.1%
African 3.2%
Pakistani 2.2%
Other Asian 2%
Indian 1.7%
Other Black 1.1%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.56
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 50%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 21%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.8
Local authority average 42.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.24
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 41 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 190 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 190 |
| English Language | GCSE | 199 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 199 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 31 |
| Geography | GCSE | 72 |
Admissions
Noel-Baker Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 278
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 259
- 2nd preference
- 88
- 3rd preference
- 29
- From another Local Authority
- 41
Offers
- 1st preference
- 248
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 21
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 276 136 140 |
| Year 8 | 268 131 137 |
| Year 9 | 242 110 132 |
| Year 10 | 218 113 105 |
| Year 11 | 139 61 78 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 81.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 68.0% 50.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 12.0% 26.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.2% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% |