Bmat Stem Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 25 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
14 - 19 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
145931
Address
Velizy Avenue, CM20 3EZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
266 (87% of total capacity)
Boys
56.0%
Girls
44.0%
First language not English
14.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
29.7%
Persistent absence
38.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 71.1%
Other White 10.9%
Mixed 6%
African 3.4%
Unclassified 3%
Other Asian 1.1%
Caribbean 1.1%
Other Black 1.1%
Pakistani 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 0%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 15%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 28.1
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 2.15
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE45
BiologyGCSE2
Business Studies:SingleGCSE39
ChemistryGCSE2
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE31
English LanguageGCSE85
English LiteratureGCSE85
MathematicsGCSE92
Media/Film/Tv StudiesGCSE46
PhysicsGCSE2
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 10
89
43
46
Year 11
84
53
31
Year 12
53
29
24
Year 13
40
24
16
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
85.2%
85.5%
Further education
45.0%
38.2%
36.9%
School sixth form
39.0%
37.3%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
9.4%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
2.9%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
3.4%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
5.4%
5.7%
Destination unknown
4.0%
3.1%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
45.0%
53.8%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
0.0%
15.2%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
1.7%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
3.4%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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