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
- 1061 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 29.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.7%
- Persistent absence
- 23.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.7%
White British 38.8%
Pakistani 32.4%
Unclassified 6.1%
Mixed 5.2%
Other White 4.1%
Other Asian 3.5%
African 3.3%
Other 2.5%
Chinese 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Indian 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.08
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.15
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 27%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.6
Local authority average 43.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.86
Local authority average 3.59
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 96 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 1 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 38 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 68 |
| Biology | GCSE | 61 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 61 |
Admissions
Oakwood High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 205
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 218
- 2nd preference
- 111
- 3rd preference
- 77
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 190
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 208 94 114 |
| Year 8 | 210 105 105 |
| Year 9 | 217 100 117 |
| Year 10 | 210 108 102 |
| Year 11 | 216 110 106 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 79.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 20.0% 31.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 28.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 55.0% 18.8% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 6.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 8.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.8% 1.0% |