Outwood Academy Shafton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good May 7 2025 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
- Barnsley
- Unique reference
- 139211
- Address
- Engine Lane, Shafton, S72 8RE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1380 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.0%
White British 92.1%
Other White 3.1%
Mixed 1.8%
African 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.9
Local authority average 43.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.57
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 50 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 20 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 39 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 73 |
| Biology | GCSE | 46 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 47 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 56 |
Admissions
Outwood Academy Shafton
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 260
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 273
- 2nd preference
- 42
- 3rd preference
- 42
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 258
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 289 138 151 |
| Year 8 | 289 146 143 |
| Year 9 | 282 146 136 |
| Year 10 | 257 117 140 |
| Year 11 | 263 150 113 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 81.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 69.0% 70.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 7.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 2.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 8.0% 3.3% 3.0% |