Axe Valley Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 19 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Devon
- Unique reference
- 144392
- Address
- Chard Street, EX13 5EA
- Website
- www.axevalley.bep.ac
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 685 (71% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.0%
- Girls
- 53.0%
- First language not English
- 3.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27%
- Persistent absence
- 31.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.0%
White British 88.2%
Mixed 3.4%
Indian 2.5%
Other 1.9%
Unclassified 1.8%
Other White 1.3%
Other Asian 0.4%
African 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.22
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 41%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.8
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.84
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 48 |
Biology | GCSE | 106 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 106 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
English Language | GCSE | 107 |
English Literature | GCSE | 107 |
D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 20 |
French | GCSE | 39 |
Geography | GCSE | 51 |
Admissions
Axe Valley Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 169
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 165
- 2nd preference
- 49
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 30
Offers
- 1st preference
- 165
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 11
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 147 62 85 |
Year 8 | 166 75 91 |
Year 9 | 121 62 59 |
Year 10 | 136 62 74 |
Year 11 | 115 61 54 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 74.0% 83.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 60.0% 57.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 24.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.4% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 9.0% 4.8% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 5.9% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.2% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |