The Laurel Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 22 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Not available
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Unique reference
- 146639
- Address
- Maple Road, S64 9SD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 758 (54% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 7.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.5%
- Persistent absence
- 18.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.0%
White British 84.6%
Other White 5.8%
Unclassified 3.2%
African 2.8%
Mixed 1.9%
Indian 0.9%
Caribbean 0.4%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 25%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.1
Local authority average 44.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.34
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 20 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 6 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 132 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 121 |
| French | GCSE | 32 |
| Geography | GCSE | 77 |
Admissions
The Laurel Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 120
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 112
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 172 78 94 |
| Year 8 | 141 73 68 |
| Year 9 | 154 69 85 |
| Year 10 | 158 86 72 |
| Year 11 | 133 65 68 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 80.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 65.0% 31.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 29.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 18.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 4.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 17.0% 8.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.5% 3.0% |