Armfield Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary, Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 7 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Blackpool
- Unique reference
- 145863
- Address
- 488 Lytham Road, FY4 1TL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1215 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.2%
- Persistent absence
- 24.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.8%
White British 89.6%
Mixed 3.3%
Other White 3%
Pakistani 1.2%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
African 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 52%
Local authority average 18%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 19%
Local authority average 30%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.2
Local authority average 37
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.26
Local authority average 3.15
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 53 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 36 |
| English Language | GCSE | 149 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 145 |
| French | GCSE | 80 |
Admissions
Armfield Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 44
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 17 11 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 3 3 0 |
| Reception, Part-time | 8 6 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 50 24 26 |
| Year 1 | 56 26 30 |
| Year 2 | 58 19 39 |
| Year 3 | 59 31 28 |
| Year 4 | 59 25 34 |
| Year 5 | 62 36 26 |
| Year 6 | 60 37 23 |
| Year 7 | 159 81 78 |
| Year 8 | 158 83 75 |
| Year 9 | 155 74 81 |
| Year 10 | 156 80 76 |
| Year 11 | 153 69 84 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 75.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 51.0% 43.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 31.0% 25.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 11.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 5.5% 3.0% |