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Requires improvement
Academy
Axe Valley Academy
Secondary
Post 16
Chard Street, Axminster, EX135EA
0129732146


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
590

Axe Valley Academy is an Academy (Academy sponsor led). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 750. The school was last rated as Requires improvement by Ofsted on 04 Dec 2019.


PUPIL MIX
295 boys and 295 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
17.8
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
17.3%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
2.5%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
13.1%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
19.5%
EHC PLAN
3.6%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
43.8
Local Authority
46.3
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Below Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
39%
Local Authority
42%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 23% 38% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.85 4.06 4.07



Percentage of students completing

School
Not available
Local Authority
91.4%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Below Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade D+ C+ C+
Average Points 23.69 32.86 32.87



Percentage of students completing

School
Not available
Local Authority
91.4%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Below Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade D+ C+ C+
Average Points 24.09 33.25 33.02




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

04 Dec 2019

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement
Personal development Good
Leadership and management Requires improvement
Safeguarding is effective Yes
Sixth form provision No Judgement




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 174
Of which first preference applications 114
Of which second preference applications 49
Of which third preference applications 11
Total offers made 136
Of which first preference offers 114
Of which second preference offers 12
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations

Destination data is not available for this school.




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
10
GREEN SPACE
3
ENVIRONMENT
10
SAFETY
5
PROPERTY
£205,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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