Droylsden Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 15 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
- 938 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 17.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.7%
- Persistent absence
- 19.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.9%
White British 65.4%
Mixed 9.2%
Unclassified 5.3%
African 5.2%
Other White 4.1%
Chinese 3%
Other 2.9%
Pakistani 1.8%
Other Black 1.7%
Other Asian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.37
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.21
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 44%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.4
Local authority average 43.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.4
Local authority average 3.76
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 10 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 58 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 47 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
Droylsden Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 166
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 266
- 2nd preference
- 201
- 3rd preference
- 91
- From another Local Authority
- 187
Offers
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 27
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 200 92 108 |
| Year 8 | 185 102 83 |
| Year 9 | 193 107 86 |
| Year 10 | 180 92 88 |
| Year 11 | 180 94 86 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 82.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 36.0% 37.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 1.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 41.0% 43.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% |