Outwood Academy Adwick

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 18 2023 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
Doncaster
Unique reference
135963
Address
Windmill Balk Lane, Woodlands, DN6 7SF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1108 (82% of total capacity)
Boys
48.3%
Girls
51.7%
First language not English
4.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
34%
Persistent absence
35.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.5%
Other White 3.6%
Mixed 3.1%
African 2%
Unclassified 1.5%
Chinese 0.8%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.03
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.01
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 21%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 31%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 39.7
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.31
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award15
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award15
Health StudiesTechnical Award28
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award35
Sports StudiesTechnical Award42
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE45
BiologyGCSE30
ChemistryGCSE23
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE23
Design & TechnologyGCSE38
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Outwood Academy Adwick

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
203
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
189
2nd preference
29
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
189
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
3
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 classes22.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
222
113
109
Year 8
204
94
110
Year 9
198
96
102
Year 10
196
95
101
Year 11
203
100
103
Year 12
48
20
28
Year 13
37
17
20
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
78.0%
78.5%
85.6%
Further education
30.0%
30.5%
35.4%
School sixth form
34.0%
27.6%
36.6%
Sixth form college
12.0%
19.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
2.0%
1.0%
0.5%
Entering employment
11.0%
7.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
4.3%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
8.0%
8.1%
5.9%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.3%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
47.0%
69.1%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
9.0%
20.8%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
1.4%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.7%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

Nearby schools