Outwood Academy Shafton
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 27 2023 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
- 1382 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 35.9%
- Persistent absence
- 37.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.1%
White British 91.9%
Other White 3.1%
Mixed 2.2%
Unclassified 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
African 0.4%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.61
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.16
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 33%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.2
Local authority average 43.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.47
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 56 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 22 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 76 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 50 |
| English Language | GCSE | 259 |
Admissions
Outwood Academy Shafton
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 263
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 292
- 2nd preference
- 50
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 254
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 298 151 147 |
| Year 8 | 295 153 142 |
| Year 9 | 268 123 145 |
| Year 10 | 261 150 111 |
| Year 11 | 260 128 132 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 80.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 69.0% 67.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 8.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 3.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 8.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.4% 1.2% |