Gloucester Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Not available
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Unique reference
- 148036
- Address
- Painswick Road, GL4 6RN
- Website
- www.gloucesteracademy.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 894 (60% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.0%
- Girls
- 52.0%
- First language not English
- 34.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.3%
- Persistent absence
- 53.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.6%
White British 48.4%
Other White 12.9%
African 8.9%
Mixed 8.8%
Other 5.1%
Indian 3.9%
Bangladeshi 2.3%
Unclassified 2.2%
Pakistani 2.1%
Other Asian 2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Caribbean 0.7%
Irish 0.6%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.06
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 29%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 52%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.7
Local authority average 50
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.98
Local authority average 4.34
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 43 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 6 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 29 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Bengali | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 62 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 140 |
Admissions
Gloucester Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 205
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 67
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 286 135 151 |
| Year 8 | 195 96 99 |
| Year 9 | 127 59 68 |
| Year 10 | 132 66 66 |
| Year 11 | 154 73 81 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 70.0% 85.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 48.0% 25.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 48.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 11.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 13.0% 5.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 4.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 4.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% |