Lord Grey Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
May 25 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Milton Keynes
Unique reference
145736
Address
Rickley Lane, Bletchley, MK3 6EW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1414 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
50.7%
Girls
49.3%
First language not English
13.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
28.9%
Persistent absence
24.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 65.8%
African 7.4%
Mixed 6.7%
Other White 5.9%
Bangladeshi 5.5%
Unclassified 2.9%
Pakistani 1.9%
Other Asian 1.6%
Indian 1%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.34
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.14
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 9%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 35%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 39
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.3
Local authority average 3.9
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award28
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE55
Art & DesignGCSE1
BiologyGCSE15
Business Studies:SingleGCSE78
ChemistryGCSE15
ChineseGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE29
Design & TechnologyGCSE24
English LanguageGCSE254
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Lord Grey Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
244
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
262
2nd preference
71
3rd preference
49
From another Local Authority
8
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
228
2nd preference
6
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
6
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
249
126
123
Year 8
252
134
118
Year 9
247
128
119
Year 10
256
130
126
Year 11
257
133
124
Year 12
94
47
47
Year 13
59
19
40
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
85.0%
87.2%
85.6%
Further education
44.0%
33.9%
35.4%
School sixth form
40.0%
52.5%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.1%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.7%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
5.2%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
1.8%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
4.8%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.0%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
63.0%
66.5%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
14.0%
20.1%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
9.0%
2.9%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
4.0%
2.2%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021