Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 19 2019 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
- Lincolnshire
- Unique reference
- 138839
- Address
- Main Road, Welbourn, LN5 0PA
- Website
- www.swracademy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1028 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.5%
- Persistent absence
- 26.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
White British 90.9%
Other White 2.9%
Mixed 1.8%
Irish Traveller 1.3%
Unclassified 1.1%
Indian 0.4%
African 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 47%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.5
Local authority average 46.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.99
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 46 |
Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 38 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
Biology | GCSE | 39 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 39 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 34 |
English Language | GCSE | 158 |
English Literature | GCSE | 158 |
D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 41 |
Admissions
Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 152
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 194
- 2nd preference
- 159
- 3rd preference
- 149
- From another Local Authority
- 95
Offers
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 12
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.3 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 180 99 81 |
Year 8 | 232 118 114 |
Year 9 | 172 83 89 |
Year 10 | 179 88 91 |
Year 11 | 156 83 73 |
Year 12 | 45 19 26 |
Year 13 | 64 37 27 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 86.0% 86.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 36.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 44.0% 47.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 2.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 6.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.3% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.2% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 69.0% 63.0% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 7.0% 21.1% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 7.0% 18.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.5% 1.7% |