New Rickstones Academy is a secondary school located in Witham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 17/05/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Conrad Road, Witham, CM8 2SD
Website: www.newrickstonesacademy.org
Telephone: 01376515756
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Damian Lee
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135651

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 17/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1100
Number of Pupils: 879
Number of Boys: 417
Number of Girls: 462

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.03 Confidence interval -0.3 to 0.24
Of the 89 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 88 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:10%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:86%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:40%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.52
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Elm Hall Primary School
Conrad Road , CM8 2SD 		4out of 4 160 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Templars Academy
Cressing Road , CM8 2NJ 		3out of 4 569 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Rivenhall Church of England Primary School
Church Road , Rivenhall CM8 3PQ 		3out of 4 1,690 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Acorn Academy
Spa Road , CM8 1NA 		3out of 4 1,791 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Powers Hall Academy
Spa Road , CM8 1NA 		4out of 4 1,791 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New Rickstones Academy
Conrad Road , CM8 2SD 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Maltings Academy
Spinks Lane , CM8 1EP 		4out of 4 2,643 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southview School
Conrad Road , CM8 2TA 		1out of 4 40 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Chatten Free School
Rickstones Road , CM8 3HH 		- not rated 871 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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