Wingfield Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 8 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
- 1011 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33.8%
- Persistent absence
- 21.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.4%
White British 86.9%
Mixed 4.2%
Other White 2%
Unclassified 2%
African 1.9%
Pakistani 1.2%
Chinese 0.8%
Other 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.8
Local authority average 41.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.76
Local authority average 3.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 4 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 42 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 19 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 67 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 28 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 32 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 34 |
Admissions
Wingfield Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 191
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 206
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 189
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 204 98 106 |
| Year 8 | 205 121 84 |
| Year 9 | 197 104 93 |
| Year 10 | 200 114 86 |
| Year 11 | 205 116 89 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 79.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 35.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 24.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 27.0% 18.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 10.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 8.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% |