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
- Website
- www.paxmanacademy.school
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 886 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.7%
- Girls
- 46.3%
- First language not English
- 15.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29.7%
- Persistent absence
- 19.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
White British 69.6%
Mixed 7.3%
Other White 6.4%
African 5.9%
Other Asian 3.4%
Caribbean 1.8%
Other 1.6%
Other Black 1.2%
Unclassified 1.1%
Indian 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.2
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.37
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 26 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 42 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 39 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| English Language | GCSE | 175 |
Admissions
Paxman Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 171
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 104
- 2nd preference
- 116
- 3rd preference
- 103
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 104
- 2nd preference
- 19
- 3rd preference
- 10
- 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 | 173 87 86 |
| Year 8 | 180 101 79 |
| Year 9 | 178 92 86 |
| Year 10 | 177 101 76 |
| Year 11 | 178 95 83 |