Bolder Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 8 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hounslow
- Unique reference
- 145866
- Address
- 1 Macfarlane Lane, TW7 5DB
- Website
- www.bolderacademy.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 919 (68% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 38.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.4%
- Persistent absence
- 27.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.1%
White British 22.9%
Mixed 19.4%
Other White 18.4%
Indian 10.7%
African 9.6%
Other 8.9%
Pakistani 3.3%
Caribbean 2.7%
Other Asian 1.8%
Other Black 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.3
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.45
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 65%
Local authority average 57%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.6
Local authority average 49.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.83
Local authority average 4.55
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 47 |
| Biology | GCSE | 43 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 42 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 67 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 56 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
| English Language | GCSE | 178 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 173 |
Admissions
Bolder Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 175
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 134
- 2nd preference
- 135
- 3rd preference
- 123
- From another Local Authority
- 56
Offers
- 1st preference
- 121
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 173 79 94 |
| Year 8 | 177 95 82 |
| Year 9 | 174 84 90 |
| Year 10 | 177 98 79 |
| Year 11 | 178 91 87 |
| Year 12 | 40 26 14 |