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
- 787 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.0%
- Girls
- 52.0%
- First language not English
- 1.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.2%
- Persistent absence
- 26.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.1%
White British 95.7%
Other White 1.7%
Mixed 1.3%
Other Asian 0.5%
African 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.74
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 40%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 52%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.4
Local authority average 50
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.36
Local authority average 4.34
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 9 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 20 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 36 |
| Economics | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 138 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 138 |
Admissions
Five Acres High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 168
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 49
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 157 82 75 |
| Year 8 | 179 84 95 |
| Year 9 | 170 87 83 |
| Year 10 | 144 70 74 |
| Year 11 | 137 55 82 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 85.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 54.0% 24.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 49.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 13.0% 10.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 3.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 0.6% 1.0% |