Woodlands Community College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 13 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Unique reference
- 116465
- Address
- Minstead Avenue, Harefield, SO18 5FW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 901 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 19.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 55.4%
- Persistent absence
- 33.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.0%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other Asian | 2.7% |
| African | 3.9% |
| Mixed | 7.3% |
| Other White | 8.9% |
| White British | 72.7% |
| Other | 1.4% |
| Indian | 1.2% |
| Pakistani | 0.6% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.4% |
| Caribbean | 0.3% |
| Chinese | 0.2% |
| Irish Traveller | 0.1% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.1% |
| Unclassified | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 24% |
| Local authority average | 37% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 16% |
| Local authority average | 39% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 35.5 |
| Local authority average | 41.9 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 3.07 |
| Local authority average | 3.71 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 31 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 9 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 17 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 38 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 6 |
| Biology | GCSE | 17 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 17 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
Admissions
Woodlands Community College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 181
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 196
- 2nd preference
- 93
- 3rd preference
- 62
- From another Local Authority
- 23
Offers
- 1st preference
- 177
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 191 98 93 |
| Year 8 | 185 100 85 |
| Year 9 | 175 94 81 |
| Year 10 | 174 85 89 |
| Year 11 | 176 88 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 83.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 24.0% 23.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 5.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 49.0% 54.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 7.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 9.0% 3.4% 3.0% |