Padgate Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 23 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
- Warrington
- Unique reference
- 146765
- Address
- Insall Road, WA2 0LN
- Website
- padgateacademy.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 642 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 25.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.2%
- Persistent absence
- 24.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.1%
White British 68.8%
Other White 9.5%
African 5.8%
Mixed 4%
Chinese 3.7%
Other 2.8%
Pakistani 1.7%
Indian 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 41%
Local authority average 46%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.4
Local authority average 48.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.5
Local authority average 4.33
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 32 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 22 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 112 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 110 |
Admissions
Padgate Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 141
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 108
- 3rd preference
- 53
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 140 73 67 |
| Year 8 | 143 76 67 |
| Year 9 | 113 45 68 |
| Year 10 | 133 69 64 |
| Year 11 | 113 50 63 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 87.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 52.0% 32.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 12.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 25.0% 42.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.0% 3.0% |