Budmouth Academy Weymouth
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 20 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Unique reference
- 147443
- Address
- Chickerell Road, DT4 9SY
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1506 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 5.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.3%
- Persistent absence
- 22.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.5%
White British 88.8%
Other White 5.3%
Mixed 2.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
African 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.55
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 68%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.2
Local authority average 44.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.87
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 26 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 40 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 64 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 56 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 61 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 39 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 63 |
| Dance | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Budmouth Academy Weymouth
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 244
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 249
- 2nd preference
- 138
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 244
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 257 126 131 |
| Year 8 | 255 121 134 |
| Year 9 | 262 128 134 |
| Year 10 | 243 114 129 |
| Year 11 | 252 123 129 |
| Year 12 | 121 62 59 |
| Year 13 | 111 47 64 |
| Year 14 | 5 3 2 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 86.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 37.0% 35.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 52.0% 49.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 62.0% 59.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 16.0% 19.8% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 17.0% 18.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 1.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.5% 1.7% |