Woodlands School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 11 2023 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
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 141214
- Address
- Woodlands Approach, Woodlands School, SS16 5BA
- Website
- http://woodlandsschool.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1494 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.5%
- Girls
- 46.5%
- First language not English
- 10%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30%
- Persistent absence
- 30.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.1%
White British 73.9%
Other White 7.4%
Mixed 5.9%
African 4.3%
Indian 2.1%
Other 1.7%
Unclassified 1.6%
Other Black 1.3%
Other Asian 0.7%
Pakistani 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.48
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 58%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.71
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 38 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 65 |
| Biology | GCSE | 75 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 71 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 8 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 36 |
| Dance | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 297 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 293 |
Admissions
Woodlands School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 298
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 431
- 2nd preference
- 271
- 3rd preference
- 159
- From another Local Authority
- 31
Offers
- 1st preference
- 257
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 300 160 140 |
| Year 8 | 298 161 137 |
| Year 9 | 297 168 129 |
| Year 10 | 300 164 136 |
| Year 11 | 299 146 153 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 85.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 66.0% 37.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 16.0% 38.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 9.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.9% 1.2% |