Halewood Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 17 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
- Knowsley
- Unique reference
- 139614
- Address
- The Avenue, Wood Road, Halewood, L26 1UU
- Website
- www.halewoodacademy.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1146 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.0%
- Girls
- 45.0%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.5%
- Persistent absence
- 33.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.6%
White British 89.9%
Mixed 5%
Other White 2.1%
Other Asian 0.6%
African 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.65
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.9
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 32%
Local authority average 26%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 20%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.5
Local authority average 33.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.37
Local authority average 2.81
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 37 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 50 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 211 |
Admissions
Halewood Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 234
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 223
- 2nd preference
- 67
- 3rd preference
- 54
- From another Local Authority
- 185
Offers
- 1st preference
- 214
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 111
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 255 136 119 |
| Year 8 | 240 134 106 |
| Year 9 | 210 123 87 |
| Year 10 | 230 132 98 |
| Year 11 | 211 105 106 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 71.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 62.0% 48.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 5.4% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 16.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 8.4% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.3% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 14.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% |