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Requires improvement
Academy
Corby Business Academy
Secondary
Post 16
Academy Way Gretton Road, Corby, NN175EB
015 3630 3120


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 18
PUPILS
1087

Corby Business Academy is an Academy (Academy sponsor led). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 18 and has a capacity of 1250. The school was last rated as Requires improvement by Ofsted on 03 Apr 2019.


PUPIL MIX
554 boys and 533 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
14.7
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
15%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
20.1%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
15.9%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
Yes
SEN SUPPORT
9.6%
EHC PLAN
8.2%
SEN PROVISIONS:
  • SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
  • HI - Hearing Impairment
  • SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
  • ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
  • PD - Physical Disability
  • MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
  • SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
  • PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
37.7
Local Authority
45.4
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Below Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
31%
Local Authority
42%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 18% 35% 40%
EBacc average point score 3.11 3.94 4.07



Percentage of students completing

School
98.3%
Local Authority
93.1%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Below Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C- C C+
Average Points 25.65 30.57 32.87



Percentage of students completing

School
98.3%
Local Authority
93%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Below Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C- C C+
Average Points 25.86 30.67 33.02




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

03 Apr 2019

Latest inspection summary:


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




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 442
Of which first preference applications 158
Of which second preference applications 135
Of which third preference applications 149
Total offers made 189
Of which first preference offers 135
Of which second preference offers 34
Of which third preference offers 20




School Destinations


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

School
91%
Local Authority
94%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 84% 85% 87%
Staying in employment 2% 4% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 5% 5% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 8% 5% 5%


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

School
54%
Local Authority
57%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees 54% 53% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
27% 15% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
17% 10% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
0% Not avail. 1%
Higher Apprenticeships 0% 1% 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 0% 3% 3%




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
2
GREEN SPACE
4
ENVIRONMENT
9
SAFETY
7
PROPERTY
£237,725 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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