Belfairs Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,558 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.5
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The Eastwood Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,154of 970 places
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 222
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 11 December 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Eastwood School (11-18) (URN 115330, until 17 August 2011).
What the data says
Of the 205 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Eastwood Academy in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 54% to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
French is unusually popular at GCSE: 73% of the year group took it, against 18% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 51.6 against 46.1 across England and 52.2 in Southend-on-Sea, with 55% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Southend-on-Sea and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | The Eastwood Academy | Southend-on-Sea | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 205 | 2,303 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 32% | 58% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 54% | 30% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Eastwood Academy | Southend-on-Sea | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 51.6 | 52.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 57% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 82% | 71% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 74% | 50% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.68 | 4.64 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 19% | 22% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 46.2 | 35.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 52.8 | 56.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 7% | 13% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 221 | 100% | 89% | 20% | 20% | 82% |
| Mathematics | 221 | 100% | 88% | 23% | 22% | 88% |
| Combined Science | 220 | 99% | 65% | 14% | 9% | 75% |
| English Literature | 217 | 98% | 86% | 21% | 21% | 82% |
| Citizenship Studies | 211 | 95% | 3% | 28% | 19% | 84% |
| French | 162 | 73% | 18% | 14% | 29% | 66% |
| History | 113 | 51% | 41% | 26% | 26% | 77% |
| Geography | 97 | 44% | 41% | 26% | 25% | 72% |
| Business Studies | 90 | 41% | 18% | 32% | 20% | 87% |
| Physical Education | 61 | 27% | 11% | 38% | 24% | 98% |
| Fine Art | 41 | 18% | 9% | 10% | 28% | 90% |
| Design and Technology | 39 | 18% | 11% | 21% | 23% | 64% |
| Drama | 33 | 15% | 7% | 48% | 27% | 94% |
| Music | 26 | 12% | 5% | 19% | 33% | 77% |
| Statistics | 25 | 11% | 5% | 52% | 20% | 100% |
| Sociology | 23 | 10% | 4% | 9% | 21% | 78% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 20 | 9% | 8% | 10% | 21% | 75% |
| Urdu | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 0% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 37 | — | — |
| Personal Health | 27 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.