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Requires improvement
Academy
High Weald Academy
Secondary
Post 16
Angley Road, Cranbrook, TN172PJ
015 8071 2754


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 18
PUPILS
251

High Weald Academy is an Academy (Academy sponsor led). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 18 and has a capacity of 1020. The school was last rated as Requires improvement by Ofsted on 03 Apr 2019.


PUPIL MIX
142 boys and 109 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
17.2
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
23.9%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
3.2%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
26.5%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
14.3%
EHC PLAN
2.4%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
32
Local Authority
47.3
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
10%
Local Authority
46%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 44% 44% 40%
EBacc average point score 2.56 4.15 4.07


Performance data has not been published for this school


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 No Judgement




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Moderate

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 105
Of which first preference applications 52
Of which second preference applications 31
Of which third preference applications 14
Total offers made 93
Of which first preference offers 52
Of which second preference offers 5
Of which third preference offers 3




School Destinations


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

School
83%
Local Authority
95%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 73% 88% 87%
Staying in employment 3% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 7% 3% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 14% 4% 5%


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

School
Not available
Local Authority
58%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees Not avail. 55% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
Not avail. 22% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
Not avail. 14% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
Not avail. 1% 1%
Higher Apprenticeships Not avail. 1% 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 Not avail. 2% 3%




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
4
GREEN SPACE
6
ENVIRONMENT
8
SAFETY
6
PROPERTY
£445,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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