Wingfield Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 9 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
- Rotherham
- Unique reference
- 139992
- Address
- Wingfield Road, S61 4AU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 994 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.3%
- Girls
- 44.7%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.9%
- Persistent absence
- 21.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.9%
White British 87.9%
Mixed 4.3%
Other White 2%
African 1.4%
Unclassified 1.4%
Pakistani 1.1%
Chinese 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Indian 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.68
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.15
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 27%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.6
Local authority average 43.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.25
Local authority average 3.59
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 10 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 45 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 25 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 63 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
Admissions
Wingfield Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 195
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 219
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 193
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 207 121 86 |
| Year 8 | 199 105 94 |
| Year 9 | 210 114 96 |
| Year 10 | 208 117 91 |
| Year 11 | 170 93 77 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 80.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 33.0% 30.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 12.0% 27.4% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 28.0% 21.0% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.9% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 6.5% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 4.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 8.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.2% |