Sir Thomas Boughey Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 9 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
- Staffordshire
- Unique reference
- 145047
- Address
- Station Road, Halmer End, ST7 8AP
- Website
- www.stb.academy
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 492 (66% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.5%
- Girls
- 44.5%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.5%
- Persistent absence
- 28.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.3%
White British 93.5%
Mixed 2%
Other White 1%
Other 1%
Other Asian 0.8%
African 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.21
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 2%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.3
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.32
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
Health Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 19 |
Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 17 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 26 |
Biology | GCSE | 14 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 14 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 14 |
English Language | GCSE | 80 |
English Literature | GCSE | 80 |
Admissions
Sir Thomas Boughey Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 79
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 72
- 2nd preference
- 51
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 72
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.7 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 85 51 34 |
Year 8 | 92 57 35 |
Year 9 | 90 50 40 |
Year 10 | 109 59 50 |
Year 11 | 116 56 60 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 80.0% 83.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 72.0% 40.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 38.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 3.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 7.0% 5.5% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.2% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |