Oxclose Community Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 15 2020 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
Sunderland
Unique reference
138923
Address
Dilston Close, Oxclose Village, NE38 0LN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1113 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
52.7%
Girls
47.3%
First language not English
1.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
35.8%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.8%
Mixed 2.2%
Unclassified 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Other White 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.02
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.5
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 29%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 39%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 45.9
Local authority average 42.9
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.73
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award158
Health StudiesTechnical Award20
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award48
Sports LeadershipTechnical Award5
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE49
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE12
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE14
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE55
BiologyGCSE71
ChemistryGCSE57
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Oxclose Community Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
200
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
198
2nd preference
78
3rd preference
54
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
197
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
220
124
96
Year 8
220
106
114
Year 9
219
112
107
Year 10
216
112
104
Year 11
238
133
105
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
78.0%
79.1%
86.5%
Further education
47.0%
52.3%
34.7%
School sixth form
30.0%
26.0%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.0%
13.1%
Other education destinations
SP
0.8%
0.9%
Entering employment
6.0%
6.5%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
6.6%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
10.0%
7.1%
5.2%
Destination unknown
SP
0.6%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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