E-Act Ousedale School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 8 2020 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
Milton Keynes
Unique reference
137052
Address
The Grove, MK16 0BJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
2273 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
49.8%
Girls
50.2%
First language not English
7.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
12.6%
Persistent absence
19.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77%
Other White 5.9%
Mixed 5.3%
African 4.3%
Unclassified 2.1%
Chinese 1.2%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Pakistani 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.19
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.14
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 26%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 49%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 49.2
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.23
Local authority average 3.9
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Animal Care (Non-Agricultural)Technical Award1
Art & DesignGCSE53
BiologyGCSE170
Business Studies:SingleGCSE80
ChemistryGCSE169
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE34
Design & TechnologyGCSE31
English LanguageGCSE360
English LiteratureGCSE351
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Ousedale School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
351
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
407
2nd preference
71
3rd preference
57
From another Local Authority
14
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
344
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes22.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
384
192
192
Year 8
362
180
182
Year 9
360
182
178
Year 10
362
182
180
Year 11
368
180
188
Year 12
230
108
122
Year 13
207
109
98
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
88.0%
87.2%
85.6%
Further education
33.0%
33.9%
35.4%
School sixth form
55.0%
52.5%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.1%
13.0%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.7%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
5.2%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
1.8%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
4.8%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.0%
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
71.0%
66.5%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
32.0%
20.1%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.9%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
4.0%
2.2%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021