Future Academies Watford
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 29 2022 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
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 135876
- Address
- Horseshoe Lane, Garston, WD25 7HW
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1080 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 13%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.7%
- Persistent absence
- 32.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.9%
White British 62.1%
Other White 10%
Mixed 8.2%
Unclassified 4.2%
Pakistani 3.3%
African 2.5%
Indian 2.3%
Other Asian 1.7%
Other 1.7%
Caribbean 1.6%
Other Black 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.44
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.7
Local authority average 51
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.5
Local authority average 4.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 35 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 44 |
Biology | GCSE | 48 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 45 |
Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 47 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 40 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 36 |
English Language | GCSE | 192 |
English Literature | GCSE | 190 |
D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 49 |
Admissions
Future Academies Watford
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 212
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 80
- 2nd preference
- 52
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 80
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 19
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 211 99 112 |
Year 8 | 207 113 94 |
Year 9 | 201 109 92 |
Year 10 | 187 91 96 |
Year 11 | 198 94 104 |
Year 12 | 33 12 21 |
Year 13 | 43 17 26 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 85.0% 91.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 57.0% 29.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 28.0% 59.9% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 1.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 3.0% 2.8% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.5% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 10.0% 3.5% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 58.0% 69.7% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 13.0% 29.4% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.9% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.4% 2.2% |