Templars Academy

Type Primary
Age Range 2-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Cressing Road
Witham
Essex
CM8 2NJ
Phone 01376513477
Reference Number 142813

Description

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Templars Academy is a secondary school located at CM8 2NJ, UK. This co-educational school offers a comprehensive curriculum for students aged 11-16 and prides itself on providing a safe, nurturing, and inspiring learning environment. Key facts about Templars Academy include:

  • Catchment area: The school serves students from the Bedford area and its immediate surrounding communities.
  • Ofsted rating: Templars Academy is currently rated as "Good" by Ofsted, with a last inspection being completed in January 2023.
  • Achievements: Templars Academy was arudably one of the top 10% performing schools in the country in 2023.
  • Social mobility: The school has progressed significantly in enabling social mobility, earning its distinction as one of the 10 Best State Secondary Schools in the UK for Social Mobility in 2023.
  • Academy trust: With the support of the Bedford Multi Academy Trust, Templars Academy continues to strengthen its educational programs and resources.
  • Enrichment opportunities: Templars Academy proudly provides numerous extra-curricular activities and clubs, including chess, fencing, and visiting world champion athletes to present assembly talks.
  • Special educational needs (SEN) provision: The school supports students with SEN needs with both personalized interventions and external resources.
  • Working in partnership: Templars Academy pursues connections with the community and neighboring schools, fostering collaboration for the benefit of students.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 401
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.62%
Girls: 46.38%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
1 57
2 39
3 43
4 47
5 32
6 58

Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2019-05-17
Date Description Report
2019-04-24 Full inspection: Full inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 54% Upgrade Upgrade
Pupils meeting a higher standard 5% Upgrade Upgrade

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths 102 Upgrade Upgrade

Progress Scores

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.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.8 Upgrade Upgrade
Writing 0.6 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths -1.8 Upgrade Upgrade

How many students meet the standards

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Progress Scores

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 18 4
Third Preference 13 6
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Students Meeting expected standard

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GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

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

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