Ditton Park Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 30 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Slough
- Unique reference
- 141009
- Address
- Kings Reach, SL3 7UX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1126 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 48.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21%
- Persistent absence
- 17.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.7%
Indian 26.7%
Pakistani 26.5%
Mixed 13.4%
White British 9.1%
Other White 6.4%
African 6%
Other 4.8%
Other Asian 3.6%
Caribbean 1.5%
Unclassified 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.05
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.16
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 87%
Local authority average 50%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 46%
Local authority average 56%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.8
Local authority average 52.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.38
Local authority average 4.71
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 20 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 60 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 23 |
| English Language | GCSE | 171 |
Admissions
Ditton Park Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 178
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 182
- 2nd preference
- 237
- 3rd preference
- 140
- From another Local Authority
- 47
Offers
- 1st preference
- 117
- 2nd preference
- 30
- 3rd preference
- 12
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 90 90 |
| Year 8 | 178 95 83 |
| Year 9 | 180 96 84 |
| Year 10 | 179 96 83 |
| Year 11 | 178 100 78 |
| Year 12 | 112 54 58 |
| Year 13 | 119 56 63 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 92.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 30.0% 22.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 61.0% 67.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 2.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 0.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 3.9% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.0% |