Wayland Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 11 2023 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
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 137949
- Address
- Merton Road, Watton, IP25 6BA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 548 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 21%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25%
- Persistent absence
- 13.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.7%
White British 78.8%
Other White 11.3%
Mixed 3.8%
Other 2.4%
Indian 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
African 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 58%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 63%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.9
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.88
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 19 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 23 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 106 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 105 |
Admissions
Wayland Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 113
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 123
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 116 58 58 |
| Year 8 | 110 55 55 |
| Year 9 | 107 53 54 |
| Year 10 | 108 54 54 |
| Year 11 | 107 58 49 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 83.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 55.0% 43.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 24.0% 33.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 7.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 5.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.9% 3.0% |