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
- 630 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 22.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.7%
- Persistent absence
- 28.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.2%
White British 71.6%
Other White 9.4%
Mixed 4%
Chinese 3.8%
African 2.9%
Other 2.7%
Pakistani 1.7%
Unclassified 1.7%
Indian 1%
Other Black 1%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.23
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.8
Local authority average 48
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.15
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 16 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 13 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 9 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 9 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 83 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 81 |
Admissions
Padgate Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 140
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 85
- 2nd preference
- 91
- 3rd preference
- 61
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 85
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 132 69 63 |
| Year 8 | 117 45 72 |
| Year 9 | 134 74 60 |
| Year 10 | 120 53 67 |
| Year 11 | 127 70 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 86.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 64.0% 28.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 15.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 19.0% 42.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |