Waltham Toll Bar Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 19 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Unique reference
- 136268
- Address
- Station Road, New Waltham, DN36 4RZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1893 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 8.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.8%
- Persistent absence
- 26.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.7%
White British 83.8%
Mixed 3.9%
Other White 3.8%
Other 2.2%
African 1.7%
Unclassified 1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Indian 0.8%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.03
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.48
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 34%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 32%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.2
Local authority average 40.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.13
Local authority average 3.51
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 33 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 6 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 126 |
| Biology | GCSE | 82 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 82 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 93 |
| English Language | GCSE | 338 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 337 |
| French | GCSE | 66 |
Admissions
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 249
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 217
- 2nd preference
- 104
- 3rd preference
- 63
- From another Local Authority
- 37
Offers
- 1st preference
- 217
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 23
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 308 156 152 |
| Year 8 | 333 161 172 |
| Year 9 | 330 155 175 |
| Year 10 | 330 169 161 |
| Year 11 | 378 186 192 |
| Year 12 | 94 45 49 |
| Year 13 | 120 63 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 82.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 32.0% 41.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 17.0% 6.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 38.0% 34.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 7.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 84.0% 51.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 47.0% 9.0% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 46.0% 8.1% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 6.8% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 0.6% 1.7% |