John Whitgift Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 31 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Unique reference
- 137464
- Address
- Crosland Road, DN37 9EH
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1006 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.7%
- Persistent absence
- 18.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.8%
White British 88.3%
Other White 5.5%
Mixed 2.3%
Unclassified 1.7%
African 1.6%
Other 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.15
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.48
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 65%
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 47.5
Local authority average 40.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.21
Local authority average 3.51
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 23 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 47 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 73 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 31 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 45 |
| English Language | GCSE | 130 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 130 |
| French | GCSE | 84 |
Admissions
John Whitgift Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 240
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 269
- 2nd preference
- 61
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 237
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 242 125 117 |
| Year 8 | 242 116 126 |
| Year 9 | 199 101 98 |
| Year 10 | 168 73 95 |
| Year 11 | 155 76 79 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 82.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 41.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 6.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 37.0% 34.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 7.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% |