Wykham Park
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 12 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Unique reference
- 138499
- Address
- Ruskin Road, OX16 9HY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 832 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 26.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.5%
- Persistent absence
- 32.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.4%
White British 48.6%
Other White 15.3%
Pakistani 9.6%
Mixed 7.5%
African 7.2%
Indian 3.6%
Other 2.9%
Gypsy/Roma 1.3%
Other Asian 1.3%
Caribbean 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 47%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.8
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.3
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 5 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 5 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 111 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 100 |
| Geography | GCSE | 61 |
| History | GCSE | 32 |
| Italian | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
Wykham Park
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 147
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 65
- 2nd preference
- 89
- 3rd preference
- 71
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 65
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 123 65 58 |
| Year 8 | 174 85 89 |
| Year 9 | 199 119 80 |
| Year 10 | 163 81 82 |
| Year 11 | 119 52 67 |
| Year 12 | 26 5 21 |
| Year 13 | 28 12 16 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 83.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 66.0% 34.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 45.4% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 3.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.1% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 55.0% 55.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 10.0% 18.0% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 3.0% 1.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.0% 2.4% |