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
- 569 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 20.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.4%
- Persistent absence
- 22.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.8%
White British 78.4%
Other White 11.1%
Mixed 2.7%
Unclassified 2.3%
Indian 1.8%
Other 1.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.28
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 61%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.7
Local authority average 44.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.18
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 27 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 23 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 9 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 9 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 26 |
| English Language | GCSE | 101 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 101 |
Admissions
Wayland Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 109
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 107
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 114 54 60 |
| Year 8 | 120 60 60 |
| Year 9 | 114 57 57 |
| Year 10 | 113 61 52 |
| Year 11 | 108 55 53 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 85.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 65.0% 41.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 13.0% 35.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 7.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 5.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |