King Edward VII Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
No rating
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
Norfolk
Unique reference
148826
Address
Gaywood Road, PE30 2QB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1227 (88% of total capacity)
Boys
50.2%
Girls
49.8%
First language not English
33.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.1%
Persistent absence
28.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 62.3%
Other White 23.1%
Mixed 3.2%
Unclassified 2.9%
Indian 2.3%
African 2.1%
Other Asian 1.3%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.29
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.01
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 71%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 41%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 40.9
Local authority average 44.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.84
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE17
BiologyGCSE25
ChemistryGCSE25
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE17
Design & TechnologyGCSE9
English LanguageGCSE179
English LiteratureGCSE177
FrenchGCSE45
GeographyGCSE68
HistoryGCSE102
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

King Edward VII Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
225
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
118
2nd preference
110
3rd preference
47
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
118
2nd preference
30
3rd preference
4
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 classes25.4
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
214
120
94
Year 8
207
95
112
Year 9
201
88
113
Year 10
166
91
75
Year 11
215
95
120
Year 12
134
77
57
Year 13
90
50
40
Year 2023-2024

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