Wardle Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 20 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Unique reference
- 140055
- Address
- Birch Road, Wardle, OL12 9RD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1366 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 10.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.8%
- Persistent absence
- 29.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.3%
White British 79.1%
Pakistani 8.5%
Mixed 4.4%
Other White 2.1%
Bangladeshi 1.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
Other 1.2%
African 1%
Other Black 0.5%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.2
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.28
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 63%
Local authority average 36%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.5
Local authority average 41.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.99
Local authority average 3.52
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 31 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 13 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 12 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 70 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 22 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 20 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
Admissions
Wardle Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 256
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 284
- 2nd preference
- 146
- 3rd preference
- 79
- From another Local Authority
- 16
Offers
- 1st preference
- 231
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 290 156 134 |
| Year 8 | 288 132 156 |
| Year 9 | 289 147 142 |
| Year 10 | 239 111 128 |
| Year 11 | 260 123 137 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 83.6% 85.6% |
Further education | 39.0% 45.6% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 3.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 37.0% 33.9% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 8.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.2% |