Avonbourne Boys' Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 30 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Not available
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Unique reference
- 147467
- Address
- Harewood Avenue, BH7 6NZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 793 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 100.0%
- Girls
- 0.0%
- First language not English
- 33.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.5%
- Persistent absence
- 25.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.8%
White British 54.7%
Other White 19.2%
Mixed 7.2%
Other 5.4%
African 5.3%
Indian 2.8%
Other Asian 1.5%
Unclassified 1.5%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.45
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.4
Local authority average 50.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.52
Local authority average 4.43
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 7 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 28 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 135 |
Admissions
Avonbourne Boys' Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 179
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 99
- 3rd preference
- 114
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 19
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 178 178 0 |
| Year 8 | 178 178 0 |
| Year 9 | 133 133 0 |
| Year 10 | 165 165 0 |
| Year 11 | 139 139 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 85.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 60.0% 39.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 16.0% 44.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 0.9% 1.2% |