Haywood Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 19 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Unique reference
138549
Address
High Lane, Burslem, ST6 7AB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1112 (80% of total capacity)
Boys
50.4%
Girls
49.6%
First language not English
21.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
43.1%
Persistent absence
36.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 64.7%
Pakistani 8.3%
Mixed 6.6%
African 6%
Other Asian 4.1%
Other White 3.9%
Other 2.2%
Other Black 1.8%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 4%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 17%
Local authority average 33%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 36.1
Local authority average 39.7
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 2.85
Local authority average 3.38
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award40
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award30
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award10
Health StudiesTechnical Award71
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award8
Speech & DramaTechnical Award15
Sports StudiesTechnical Award50
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE11
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE34
Business Studies:SingleGCSE69
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Haywood Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
208
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
180
2nd preference
152
3rd preference
94
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
178
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
202
88
114
Year 8
218
109
109
Year 9
257
143
114
Year 10
203
107
96
Year 11
210
103
107
Year 12
4
3
1
Year 13
18
7
11
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
82.0%
78.8%
85.5%
Further education
55.0%
49.6%
36.9%
School sixth form
12.0%
11.3%
35.2%
Sixth form college
14.0%
17.3%
12.9%
Other education destinations
SP
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
3.6%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
4.5%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
11.0%
9.9%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
3.2%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
38.0%
68.5%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
8.0%
13.3%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.3%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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