Lancaster Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 27 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
- 962 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 66.9%
- Girls
- 33.1%
- First language not English
- 50.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.6%
- Persistent absence
- 27.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.5%
White British 19.6%
African 18.8%
Indian 17.2%
Other White 11.1%
Mixed 10.6%
Other Asian 5.2%
Unclassified 3.7%
Pakistani 3.6%
Other 3.4%
Bangladeshi 2.8%
Other Black 1.8%
Caribbean 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 40%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.5
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.1
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 22 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 27 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 24 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 35 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 65 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 35 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 34 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 43 |
Admissions
Lancaster Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 145
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 93
- 2nd preference
- 54
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 93
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 144 104 40 |
| Year 8 | 129 88 41 |
| Year 9 | 213 135 78 |
| Year 10 | 231 156 75 |
| Year 11 | 245 161 84 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 87.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 29.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 18.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 45.0% 38.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 1.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 4.5% 3.0% |