The Sir Robert Woodard Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 19 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Christian
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
West Sussex
Unique reference
135744
Address
Upper Boundstone Lane, BN15 9QZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1376 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
56.4%
Girls
43.6%
First language not English
4.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.7%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.8%
Mixed 5.2%
Other White 3.2%
Bangladeshi 1%
Other 0.6%
Unclassified 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
African 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.3
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.05
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 71%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 38%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.2
Local authority average 46.4
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.96
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Speech & DramaTechnical Award17
Art & DesignTechnical Award30
Sports StudiesTechnical Award20
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE27
BiologyGCSE31
ChemistryGCSE31
ChineseGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE24
DanceGCSE9
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Sir Robert Woodard Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
285
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
253
2nd preference
158
3rd preference
91
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
253
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
245
137
108
Year 8
287
171
116
Year 9
269
140
129
Year 10
242
142
100
Year 11
262
145
117
Year 12
31
12
19
Year 13
40
29
11
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
81.0%
88.5%
86.5%
Further education
45.0%
37.8%
34.7%
School sixth form
30.0%
28.5%
37.9%
Sixth form college
4.0%
20.9%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.2%
0.9%
Entering employment
4.0%
3.9%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
2.4%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
4.1%
5.2%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.1%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
44.0%
56.7%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
12.0%
14.6%
19.7%
Russell Group
9.0%
12.3%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
2.0%
0.6%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.0%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.5%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020