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, SO18 5FW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 892 (73% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 18.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.4%
- Persistent absence
- 32.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.5%
White British 73.1%
Other White 8.6%
Mixed 6.7%
Other Asian 3.4%
African 2.6%
Other 1.9%
Indian 1.6%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Pakistani 0.7%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1.01
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.29
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 19%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 31.4
Local authority average 42.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.71
Local authority average 3.67
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 14 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 12 |
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 8 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 32 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 11 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 22 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
Woodlands Community College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 168
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 165
- 2nd preference
- 96
- 3rd preference
- 69
- From another Local Authority
- 29
Offers
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 10
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 183 96 87 |
| Year 8 | 183 95 88 |
| Year 9 | 169 82 87 |
| Year 10 | 175 87 88 |
| Year 11 | 182 90 92 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 82.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 23.9% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 6.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 40.0% 52.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 11.0% 5.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 8.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.2% 1.0% |