Lancaster Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 28 2024 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
- Leicester
- Unique reference
- 143857
- Address
- Knighton Lane East, LE2 6FU
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 967 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 65.1%
- Girls
- 34.9%
- First language not English
- 51.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.3%
- Persistent absence
- 27.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.5%
White British 18.7%
Indian 17.7%
African 17.5%
Other White 13.8%
Mixed 9.7%
Pakistani 4%
Other Asian 4%
Unclassified 3.8%
Other 3.7%
Bangladeshi 3.3%
Other Black 1.6%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Caribbean 1%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.78
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 9%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33
Local authority average 45.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.67
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 26 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 60 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 33 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 33 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 44 |
Admissions
Lancaster Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 139
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 78
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 78
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 112 75 37 |
| Year 8 | 202 134 68 |
| Year 9 | 191 126 65 |
| Year 10 | 230 149 81 |
| Year 11 | 232 146 86 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 88.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 42.0% 27.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 20.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 37.0% 40.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 5.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.5% 1.0% |