Acorn Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 15 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 7 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Essex
Unique reference
147255
Address
Spa Road, CM8 1NA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
272 (88% of total capacity)
Boys
49.6%
Girls
50.4%
First language not English
5.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
35.7%
Persistent absence
20.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
21.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 81.6%
Other White 5.9%
African 4.4%
Mixed 4%
Other 1.5%
Other Black 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Acorn Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
54
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
52
2nd preference
7
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
52
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
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 classes28.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
20
12
8
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
15
7
8
Reception, Full-time
72
35
37
Year 1
85
39
46
Year 2
80
42
38
Year 2023-2024

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