Five Acres High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 8 2022 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
- Gloucestershire
- Unique reference
- 144013
- Address
- Five Acres, GL16 7QW
- Website
- www.5acreshighschool.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 808 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27.1%
- Persistent absence
- 23.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.9%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 0.4% |
| Other Asian | 0.7% |
| Mixed | 1.1% |
| Other White | 2.1% |
| White British | 94.9% |
| Other | 0.2% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.1% |
| Indian | 0.1% |
| Pakistani | 0.1% |
| Unclassified | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 50% |
| Local authority average | 31% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 55% |
| Local authority average | 53% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 51.8 |
| Local authority average | 50.3 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.8 |
| Local authority average | 4.4 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 44 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 37 |
| Economics | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 141 |
Admissions
Five Acres High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 135
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 132
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 171 88 83 |
| Year 8 | 151 81 70 |
| Year 9 | 177 87 90 |
| Year 10 | 166 83 83 |
| Year 11 | 143 71 72 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 66.0% 84.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 25.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 15.0% 47.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 4.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 12.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.4% 3.0% |