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Requires improvement
Academy
Coombeshead Academy
Secondary
Post 16
Coombeshead Road, Newton Abbot, TQ121PT
016 2620 1800


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 18
PUPILS
991

Coombeshead Academy is an Academy (Academy converter). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 18 and has a capacity of 1440. The school was last rated as Requires improvement by Ofsted on 14 Mar 2019.


PUPIL MIX
490 boys and 501 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
16.6
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
15.9%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
2.7%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
25.4%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
12.7%
EHC PLAN
2.7%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
44.3
Local Authority
46.3
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
34%
Local Authority
42%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 45% 38% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.97 4.06 4.07



Percentage of students completing

School
91.1%
Local Authority
91.4%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C C+ C+
Average Points 28.55 32.86 32.87



Percentage of students completing

School
91.1%
Local Authority
91.4%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C C+ C+
Average Points 28.52 33.25 33.02




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

14 Mar 2019

Latest inspection summary:


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




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 312
Of which first preference applications 162
Of which second preference applications 119
Of which third preference applications 31
Total offers made 204
Of which first preference offers 162
Of which second preference offers 26
Of which third preference offers 3




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
95%
Local Authority
95%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 90% 85% 87%
Staying in employment 1% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 4% 7% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 4% 4% 5%


The percentage of students progressing to higher education or training (in the two years) after completing their A Levels:

School
44%
Local Authority
54%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees 41% 47% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
6% 17% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
5% 13% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
0% 1% 1%
Higher Apprenticeships 1% 1% 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 2% 6% 3%




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
5
GREEN SPACE
1
ENVIRONMENT
10
SAFETY
7
PROPERTY
£322,450 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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