The Stockwood Park Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Dec 3 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Luton
- Unique reference
- 135338
- Address
- Rotheram Avenue, LU1 5PP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1471 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 60.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.9%
- Persistent absence
- 31.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.6%
Pakistani 29.7%
Other White 14.7%
Bangladeshi 13.8%
White British 9%
African 8.8%
Mixed 6.6%
Other 5.2%
Other Asian 5.1%
Indian 3.3%
Caribbean 1.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 49%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 21%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.8
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.17
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 36 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 27 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 47 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 7 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 37 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 54 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
The Stockwood Park Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 282
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 178
- 2nd preference
- 97
- 3rd preference
- 71
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 178
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 17
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 273 136 137 |
| Year 8 | 265 141 124 |
| Year 9 | 298 153 145 |
| Year 10 | 274 129 145 |
| Year 11 | 278 127 151 |
| Year 12 | 43 19 24 |
| Year 13 | 40 16 24 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 88.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 27.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 12.0% 13.0% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 39.0% 47.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 0.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.1% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 62.0% 69.5% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 4.0% 10.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 1.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.1% 2.4% |