The Wilnecote School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 12 2022 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
- Staffordshire
- Unique reference
- 138936
- Address
- Tinkers Green Road, Wilnecote, B77 5LF
- Website
- www.thewilnecoteschool.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 909 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 6.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.8%
- Persistent absence
- 25.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.3%
White British 88.6%
Other White 4.5%
Mixed 3.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Asian 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
African 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.49
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.14
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 26%
Local authority average 31%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.19
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 65 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 63 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 44 |
| English Language | GCSE | 161 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 158 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 50 |
| French | GCSE | 33 |
Admissions
The Wilnecote School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 191
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 210
- 2nd preference
- 91
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 17
Offers
- 1st preference
- 185
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 192 106 86 |
| Year 8 | 191 80 111 |
| Year 9 | 191 102 89 |
| Year 10 | 170 94 76 |
| Year 11 | 165 80 85 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 84.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 54.0% 43.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 26.0% 37.0% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 3.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 0.6% 1.2% |