Tabor Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Panfield Lane
Braintree
Essex
CM7 5XP
Phone 01376323701
Reference Number 139179

General Makeup

Number of pupils 963
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.24%
Girls: 44.76%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 24.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 11.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 111 76 187
8 93 76 169
9 112 88 200
10 107 89 196
11 84 64 148
12 5 26 31
13 20 12 32

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 78.2%
White, Other 6.2%
African 4.3%
Mixed, Other 2.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1%
Indian 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
White & Asian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Report Date 2025-03-03
Date Report
2025-01-28 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 03 March 2025
2023-09-26 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 09 November 2023
2023-03-02 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 21 July 2023
2016-11-16 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 14 December 2016
2016-05-11 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 09 June 2016
2015-11-24 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 17 December 2015
2015-06-09 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 26 June 2015
2015-02-24 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 16 March 2015
2014-11-25 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 13 January 2015
2013-01-04 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 05 January 2013
Previously as Tabor Science College
2012-05-03 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 25 May 2012
2011-12-13 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 09 January 2012
2011-03-30 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 23 May 2011
2010-01-25 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 08 March 2010
2008-02-20 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 13 March 2008
2007-07-02 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 31 August 2007
2003-09-22 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 25 May 2004
2012-05-03 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 25 May 2012
2011-12-13 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 09 January 2012
2011-03-30 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 23 May 2011
2010-01-25 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 08 March 2010
2008-02-20 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 13 March 2008
2007-07-02 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 31 August 2007
2003-09-22 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 25 May 2004

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)
38.5 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 31.5% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 43.6% Unlock Unlock

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:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 30.28 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 30.17 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 102 26
Third Preference 51 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery
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0.22 miles
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
Gilchrist Way, Gilchrist Way, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2SY
0.38 miles
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Maple Avenue, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2NS
0.53 miles
Great Bradfords Junior School
Marlborough Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9LW
1.13 miles
Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School
Marlborough Road, Great Bradfords Estate, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9LW
1.13 miles
John Ray Junior School
Notley Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 1HL
1.39 miles
John Ray Infant School
Notley Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 1HL
1.39 miles
Bocking Primary School
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1.43 miles
Notley Green Primary School
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1.47 miles
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Capel Road, Rayne, Braintree, CM77 6BZ
1.56 miles
Lyons Hall School
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1.69 miles
Beckers Green Primary School
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1.91 miles
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1.91 miles
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2.91 miles
Shalford Primary School
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3.1 miles
Stisted Church of England Primary Academy
The Street, Stisted, Braintree, Essex, CM77 8AN
3.2 miles
Felsted Primary School
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4.07 miles
St Margaret's Preparatory School
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4.1 miles
White Notley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Vicarage Avenue, White Notley, Witham, Essex, CM8 1RZ
4.2 miles
Great Leighs Primary School
Aragon Road, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 1RP
4.23 miles
Name Distance
The Edith Borthwick School
Enterprise Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2YN
0.19 miles
Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form
Notley Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 1WY
1.41 miles
Alec Hunter Academy
Stubbs Lane, Braintree, Essex, CM7 3NR
1.77 miles
Felsted School
Stebbing Road, Felsted, CM6 3LL
4.68 miles
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4.92 miles
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