Fernwood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 12 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Unique reference
- 136724
- Address
- Goodwood Road, Wollaton, NG8 2FT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1536 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 34.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.9%
- Persistent absence
- 16.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.3%
White British 35.7%
Pakistani 15.4%
Mixed 11.8%
Unclassified 7%
Other White 5.7%
Indian 5.4%
Chinese 4.9%
Other 4.3%
Other Asian 4.2%
African 2.3%
Other Black 1.4%
Caribbean 1%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 35%
Local authority average 27%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 63%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.7
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.78
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 10 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 51 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 166 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 109 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 166 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 5 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 43 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 38 |
Admissions
Fernwood School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 278
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 320
- 2nd preference
- 154
- 3rd preference
- 120
- From another Local Authority
- 92
Offers
- 1st preference
- 271
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 19
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 304 148 156 |
| Year 8 | 310 169 141 |
| Year 9 | 310 177 133 |
| Year 10 | 311 158 153 |
| Year 11 | 301 161 140 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 84.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 22.0% 42.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 27.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 56.0% 13.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 4.6% 3.0% |