Route 39 Academy: Impact Assessment

School Distance School Capacity Attainment in Ofsted Impact rating from type 2011/12 - % of grade free pupils achieving school 5A*-C inc E&M (miles) 5.4 11-18 1,854 school places. Below average - Satisfactory Minimal Foundation 16% surplus and was 51.5% School undersubscribed in The school is not high performing, so is likely 2011/12 to lose some prospective students to the Free School. However, it is a very large school and should be able to function with fewer students. The Free School is unlikely to affect the long term financial viability of the school.

Great Torrington School 8.7 11-16 900 school places. Below average - Good Moderate Academy 6% surplus and was 50.6% Converter undersubscribed in The school is likely to lose some prospective 2011/12 students to the Free School. The Free School may affect the long term financial viability of the school.

Braunton School and Community 11.3 11-16 750 school places. Below average - Good Minimal College Academy 7% surplus and was 57.6% Converter undersubscribed in The school might lose some prospective 2011/12 students to the Free School. But the number is likely to be relatively small as the school is good and the best performer of the schools in the area. The Free School is unlikely to affect the long term financial viability of the school.

Holsworthy Community College 11.8 11-16 750 school places Below average - Satisfactory Moderate Foundation 12% surplus and was 57% School undersubscribed in 2011/12

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Although a similar distance to the Free School as Brauton, the school’s performance isn’t a strong, so might feel a greater impact than that school. The Free School may affect the long term financial viability of the school 13.5 11-16 1,431 school places Well below average Good Minimal Academy 12% surplus and was - 48.6% Converter undersubscribed in The school is not high performing, so might 2011/12 lose some prospective students to the Free School. However, it is a very large school and should be able to function with fewer students. The Free School is unlikely to affect the long term financial viability of the school.

College Distance College Capacity Attainment in Ofsted Impact rating from free type 2011/12 grade school (miles) 13.0 Further 6,118 learners Well above Good Minimal Education 60% of learners average - the college are aged 16-18 average points The college is likely to lose some This is a large score at level 3 in prospective students to the Free School. But college 2012 is 900 the number is likely to be relatively small given the size (200 places) of the Free School’s Sixth Form compared to this large college. The Free School will not affect the long term financial viability of the college.

Exeter College 38.8 Further 6621 learners Average or close Good Minimal Education 70% of learners to average - the

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college are aged 16-18 average points Despite the distance from the Free School, This is a large score at level 3 in some north students do travel to college 2012 is 699.6 Exeter, so it is possible that the college will lose some prospective students to the Free School, but the number is very likely to be very small. The Free School will not affect the long term financial viability of the college. 42.6 Further 4984 learners Well below Satisfactory Minimal Education 50% of learners average - the college are aged 16-18 average points Despite the distance from the Free School, This is a large score at level 3 in some north Devon students do travel to college 2012 is 568.6 Plymouth, so it is possible that the college will lose some prospective students to the Free School, but the number is very likely to be very small.

The Free School will not affect the long term financial viability of the college.

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