Oakwood High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 10 2021 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
- 140459
- Address
- Moorgate Road, S60 2UH
- Website
- http://www.oakwood.ac
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1063 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.5%
- Girls
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 28.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 29%
- Persistent absence
- 20.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.3%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other White | 4.5% |
| Mixed | 5.1% |
| Unclassified | 7.3% |
| Pakistani | 32.4% |
| White British | 38.3% |
| Other Asian | 3.3% |
| Other | 2.8% |
| African | 2.7% |
| Chinese | 1% |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.8% |
| Indian | 0.8% |
| Bangladeshi | 0.3% |
| Irish | 0.2% |
| Irish Traveller | 0.2% |
| Caribbean | 0.1% |
| Other Black | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 18% |
| Local authority average | 29% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 38% |
| Local authority average | 39% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 47.5 |
| Local authority average | 41.8 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 3.89 |
| Local authority average | 3.56 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 55 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 40 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 85 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 85 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 32 |
Admissions
Oakwood High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 204
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 251
- 2nd preference
- 111
- 3rd preference
- 53
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 193
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 217 106 111 |
| Year 8 | 216 102 114 |
| Year 9 | 206 101 105 |
| Year 10 | 216 98 118 |
| Year 11 | 208 109 99 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 79.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 20.0% 35.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 24.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 55.0% 18.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.9% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 8.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 3.0% 3.0% |