Droylsden Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 14 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Unique reference
- 135864
- Address
- Manor Road, Droylsden, M43 6QD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 936 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 15.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.3%
White British 66.9%
Mixed 8.2%
Unclassified 6.9%
African 4.9%
Other White 3.3%
Chinese 3.2%
Other 2.9%
Pakistani 1.4%
Other Black 1.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 42%
Local authority average 35%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.7
Local authority average 43.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.33
Local authority average 3.8
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 12 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 45 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 35 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 35 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 5 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 31 |
| English Language | GCSE | 170 |
Admissions
Droylsden Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 172
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 193
- 2nd preference
- 188
- 3rd preference
- 119
- From another Local Authority
- 168
Offers
- 1st preference
- 145
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 36
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 184 109 75 |
| Year 8 | 194 91 103 |
| Year 9 | 185 96 89 |
| Year 10 | 196 108 88 |
| Year 11 | 177 91 86 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 82.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 42.0% 42.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 2.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 31.0% 36.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.3% 3.0% |