Goodwin Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Oct 19 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
41.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.2%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award18
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award12
MultimediaTechnical Award11
Speech & DramaTechnical Award15
Sports StudiesTechnical Award42
Art & DesignGCSE46
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE3
BiologyGCSE68
Business Studies:SingleGCSE41
ChemistryGCSE63
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Goodwin Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
109
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
99
2nd preference
52
3rd preference
59
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
99
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes22.6
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
74.0%
86.7%
85.6%
Further education
53.0%
26.6%
35.4%
School sixth form
20.0%
59.1%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.3%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.8%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
4.4%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
2.4%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
17.0%
5.4%
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
29.0%
63.8%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
0.0%
24.7%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.9%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
2.5%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021