Fernwood School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 13 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
- 1432 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.8%
- Girls
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 34.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.1%
- Persistent absence
- 16.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.5%
White British 36.3%
Pakistani 15.1%
Mixed 11.8%
Unclassified 7.7%
Other White 6%
Indian 5.2%
Chinese 4.5%
Other Asian 4.3%
Other 3.7%
African 2.1%
Other Black 1.4%
Caribbean 1%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.43
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.23
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 27%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 70%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 57.8
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.07
Local authority average 3.63
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 6 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 20 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 8 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 11 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 97 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 83 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 97 |
Admissions
Fernwood School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 298
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 358
- 2nd preference
- 144
- 3rd preference
- 106
- From another Local Authority
- 116
Offers
- 1st preference
- 286
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 308 166 142 |
| Year 8 | 302 172 130 |
| Year 9 | 299 147 152 |
| Year 10 | 305 166 139 |
| Year 11 | 218 119 99 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 81.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 18.0% 39.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 18.0% 29.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 55.0% 13.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 5.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 8.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.2% 1.0% |