E-Act Parkwood Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 29 2023 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Unique reference
- 135934
- Address
- Longley Avenue West, S5 8UL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 819 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 37.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.1%
- Persistent absence
- 30.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.6%
White British 35.5%
Other 11%
African 10.6%
Mixed 9%
Pakistani 8.9%
Other Asian 7%
Other White 6.2%
Other Black 3.1%
Unclassified 2.8%
Indian 1.7%
Gypsy/Roma 1.5%
Caribbean 1.1%
Chinese 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.32
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.4
Local authority average 44
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.32
Local authority average 3.85
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 8 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 38 |
Biology | GCSE | 26 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
English Language | GCSE | 140 |
English Literature | GCSE | 140 |
Admissions
Parkwood E-ACT Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 190
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 65
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 181 93 88 |
Year 8 | 166 98 68 |
Year 9 | 169 88 81 |
Year 10 | 166 82 84 |
Year 11 | 137 63 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 83.0% 84.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 20.0% 37.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 35.0% 8.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 3.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 10.0% 6.9% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 4.0% 1.0% 1.0% |