Gloucester Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Nov 19 2024 Ofsted report
- 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
- 936 (72% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 34.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.3%
- Persistent absence
- 39.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.5%
White British 48.8%
African 11.9%
Other White 11.1%
Mixed 8.8%
Other 4.3%
Indian 3.7%
Bangladeshi 2.2%
Pakistani 2.1%
Other Asian 2%
Unclassified 1.7%
Caribbean 1%
Other Black 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 31%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 53%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.6
Local authority average 50.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.96
Local authority average 4.39
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 32 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 119 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 117 |
Admissions
Gloucester Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 235
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 58
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 103
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 207 117 90 |
| Year 8 | 280 131 149 |
| Year 9 | 199 105 94 |
| Year 10 | 118 55 63 |
| Year 11 | 132 65 67 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 84.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 25.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 20.0% 47.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 2.4% 3.0% |