Paxman Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 6 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

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
17.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.5%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Paxman Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
153
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
131
2nd preference
120
3rd preference
105
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
131
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
3
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 classes26.8
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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