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%
White British 38.3%
Pakistani 32.4%
Unclassified 7.3%
Mixed 5.1%
Other White 4.5%
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
School 18%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.4
Local authority average 41.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.88
Local authority average 3.55
England average 4.08
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% |