Goodwin Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 18 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 146624
- Address
- Hamilton Road, CT14 9BD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 852 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.7%
- Persistent absence
- 40.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.2%
White British 92.4%
Mixed 2.5%
Other White 2.3%
Unclassified 1.8%
Irish 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.85
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 19%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.9
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.91
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 18 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 15 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 16 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 23 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 28 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 35 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 53 |
Admissions
Goodwin Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 109
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 52
- 3rd preference
- 59
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 99
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 147 68 79 |
| Year 8 | 172 83 89 |
| Year 9 | 146 74 72 |
| Year 10 | 176 89 87 |
| Year 11 | 163 84 79 |
| Year 12 | 29 7 22 |
| Year 13 | 19 10 9 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 87.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 35.0% 60.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 34.0% 61.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 0.0% 19.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 0.0% 16.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.4% 1.7% |