Aylward Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 2 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 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
Enfield
Unique reference
136147
Address
Windmill Road, Enfield, N18 1NB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1383 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
50.9%
Girls
49.1%
First language not English
51%
Free school meals (FSM)
39.6%
Persistent absence
26.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
38.6%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 35.6%
African 27.3%
Other 10%
White British 5.7%
Mixed 5.6%
Caribbean 4.1%
Bangladeshi 2.8%
Other Black 2.6%
Indian 1.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
Pakistani 0.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.19
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.21
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 36%
Local authority average 57%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 41%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 39.4
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.55
Local authority average 4.3
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award25
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award27
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award12
Sports LeadershipTechnical Award26
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE40
BiologyGCSE2
Business Studies:SingleGCSE65
ChineseGCSE3
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE57
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Aylward Academy

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
148
2nd preference
81
3rd preference
52
From another Local Authority
30
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
148
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
6
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 classes24.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
236
108
128
Year 8
227
121
106
Year 9
232
125
107
Year 10
237
128
109
Year 11
234
130
104
Year 12
124
58
66
Year 13
93
34
59
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
91.9%
86.5%
Further education
20.0%
23.9%
34.7%
School sixth form
54.0%
58.7%
37.9%
Sixth form college
10.0%
8.8%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.5%
0.9%
Entering employment
3.0%
1.7%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
SP
0.6%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
3.8%
5.2%
Destination unknown
3.0%
1.9%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
86.0%
77.9%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
10.0%
25.7%
19.7%
Russell Group
10.0%
23.2%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
1.6%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.3%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.1%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020