The Winsford Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 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
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Unique reference
- 136184
- Address
- Grange Lane, CW7 2BT
- Website
- http://winsford.academy/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1089 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.6%
- Persistent absence
- 45.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.2%
White British 90.8%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other White 2%
Mixed 1.6%
Other Asian 0.9%
Irish 0.6%
Indian 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.85
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.06
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 21%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.2
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.84
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 26 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 29 |
| Biology | GCSE | 56 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 77 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 54 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| Dance | GCSE | 4 |
Admissions
The Winsford Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 171
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 156
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 228 118 110 |
| Year 8 | 235 116 119 |
| Year 9 | 229 123 106 |
| Year 10 | 197 96 101 |
| Year 11 | 200 96 104 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 84.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 63.0% 30.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 36.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 16.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 11.0% 5.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 5.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.3% 1.0% |