Paxman Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 7 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 147080
- Address
- Paxman Avenue, CO2 9DB
- Website
- www.paxmanacademy.school
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 895 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.4%
- Girls
- 45.6%
- First language not English
- 12.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.4%
- Persistent absence
- 25.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.5%
White British 74.7%
Mixed 7.5%
Other White 6%
African 4.4%
Other Asian 2.1%
Other 1.2%
Caribbean 1.1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other Black 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Indian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 27 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 37 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 40 |
| English Language | GCSE | 183 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 175 |
Admissions
Paxman Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 153
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 120
- 3rd preference
- 105
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 176 96 80 |
| Year 8 | 176 98 78 |
| Year 9 | 180 102 78 |
| Year 10 | 179 96 83 |
| Year 11 | 184 95 89 |