Wootton Upper School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Nov 5 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 13 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Unique reference
- 137522
- Address
- Hall End Road, Wootton, MK43 9HT
- Website
- www.wootton.beds.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 867 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 6.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19%
- Persistent absence
- 27.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.3%
White British 74%
Mixed 7.8%
Other White 5.2%
African 3.9%
Indian 3%
Other Asian 1%
Caribbean 1%
Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Other Black 0.7%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 18%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.3
Local authority average 44.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.81
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 41 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 92 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 97 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 8 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 56 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 91 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 91 |
Admissions
Wootton Upper School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 154
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 161
Offers
- 1st preference
- 143
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 154
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 9 | 285 144 141 |
| Year 10 | 296 166 130 |
| Year 11 | 286 136 150 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 87.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 47.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 39.0% 39.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.9% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.3% 3.0% |