Ofsted
Abbey College received a ‘Good’ rating in all areas in our latest Ofsted inspection. The report marks a significant improvement from our previous judgment, where we received a ‘Requires Improvement’ rating, and is a testament to the success of the changes that have been introduced at the school over the last few years.
It is quite a feat in today’s education climate for a school to achieve a Good Ofsted rating as a standalone academy, without joining a multi-academy trust. However, due to the hard work and dedication of our fantastic students, staff, carers, governors and the local community, we have beaten the odds and pulled together to make Abbey College a school we can all be incredibly proud of. I would like to thank everyone who has helped us on this journey for their support of the school so far.
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Overall effectiveness |
Good |
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Effectiveness of leadership and management |
Good |
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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment |
Good |
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Personal development, behaviour and welfare |
Outstanding |
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Outcomes for pupils |
Good |
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16 to 19 study programmes |
Outstanding |
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Overall effectiveness at previous inspection |
Good |
For more detail about the findings of the report, please download the report in full from the sidebar.
Results
Abbey College continues its run of excellent results!
A level and BTEC results
Available on the Sixth Form Results page.
GCSE results
Performance 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023
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Data area |
2019 results (not current) |
2021 results | 2022 results | 2023 results |
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Attainment 8 |
48.5 (England average 46.7 in 2019) |
49.6 |
50.3 (England average 48.7) | 46.5 (England average 46.2) |
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Progress 8 |
0.15 |
N/A (not calculated in 2021) |
-0.01 (England average -0.03) | -0.09 |
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Grade 9 - 4 in English & Maths GCSEs |
70% (England average 64% in 2019) | 72.7% | 68% | |
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Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs |
51% (England average 43% in 2019) |
52.1% |
51% (England average 50%) | 45% (England average 45%) |
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Pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) |
38% | 50% | 39% (England average 39%) | 24% (England average 39%) |
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Pass EBacc (grade 4 or above) |
3.86 (England average 4.07 in 2019) |
18.8% |
31% (England average 27%) | 15% (England average 24%) |
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Staying in education or entering employment after Year 11 |
97% (Average for English state schools is 94% in 2019) |
97% |
92% (England average 94%) | 95% (England average 94%) |
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Post 16: Students staying in education or training or employment for at least 2 terms after 16 to 18 study |
97% (Average for English state schools is 86% in 2019) |
98% |
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Compare Abbey College performance with that of other schools at the Department for Educations performance table website |