Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 16 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Wakefield
Unique reference
136462
Address
Storrs Hill Road, WF5 0DG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1735 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
51.8%
Girls
48.2%
First language not English
3.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
18%
Persistent absence
24.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 86%
Unclassified 4.6%
Mixed 3.7%
Other White 1.8%
Pakistani 1%
African 0.9%
Indian 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.08
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.12
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 23%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 56%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 50.1
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.21
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award66
Speech & DramaTechnical Award11
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE51
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE29
Art & DesignGCSE1
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE21
BiologyGCSE95
Business Studies:SingleGCSE1
ChemistryGCSE95
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE51
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
306
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
273
2nd preference
129
3rd preference
95
From another Local Authority
84
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
273
2nd preference
17
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
25
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 classes21.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
306
166
140
Year 8
310
162
148
Year 9
302
145
157
Year 10
297
162
135
Year 11
291
158
133
Year 12
125
63
62
Year 13
104
43
61
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
80.0%
80.9%
85.6%
Further education
34.0%
39.1%
35.4%
School sixth form
35.0%
12.6%
36.6%
Sixth form college
11.0%
28.8%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
6.4%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
9.0%
3.9%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
7.9%
5.9%
Destination unknown
SP
0.9%
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
52.0%
56.9%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
20.0%
17.4%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
5.0%
5.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
2.2%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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