Heath Lane Academy

Type Secondary
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Heath Lane
Earl Shilton
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE9 7PD
Phone 01455845061
Reference Number 138327

Description

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Heath Lane Academy, located in Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, is a United Learning institution known for its mission to develop good people and strive for the best in everyone. Established in its current form in summer 2016, following the merger of Heathfield Academy and William Bradford Academy, this co-educational secondary school and sixth form instills a strong culture focused on well-behaved students with a positive attitude towards education.

Academic achievements at Heath Lane Academy, previously William Bradford Community College, include 100% of students passing GCSEs at grade C or above in the academic year 2010/11, and 4% of students passing A-level examinations in the same year. The academy also prioritizes international connections, as evidenced by its historical ties to China dating back to 1998 and links with Mianyang Nanshan Bilingual School.

Mark Trimingham serves as the principal, leading a staff that includes experts in teaching and collaborators across the United Learning Trust to deliver an aspirational curriculum and foster a lifelong love of learning in its students. Heath Lane Academy prides itself on its high expectations, strong school culture, and focus on academic success.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 643
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.23%
Girls: 49.77%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
7 146
8 127
9 136
10 128
11 106

Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2019-07-22
Date Description Report
2019-07-02 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2013-06-04 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-08-10 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Heathfield High School
2010-06-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-06-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-09-24 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
36.5 Upgrade Upgrade

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 20% Upgrade Upgrade
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 32% Upgrade Upgrade

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
-0.32 Upgrade Upgrade

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 24 9
Third Preference 27 7
From another Local Authority 1 1

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Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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