Woodlands School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 10 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
- 1492 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.5%
- Girls
- 46.5%
- First language not English
- 15.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.2%
- Persistent absence
- 20.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.9%
White British 70.3%
Other White 7.6%
Mixed 5.8%
African 5.3%
Indian 3%
Unclassified 2.7%
Other 1.8%
Other Black 1.1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Caribbean 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 72%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.85
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 1 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 52 |
| Biology | GCSE | 62 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 52 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 61 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 15 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
| English Language | GCSE | 290 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 287 |
Admissions
Woodlands School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 289
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 389
- 2nd preference
- 281
- 3rd preference
- 168
- From another Local Authority
- 23
Offers
- 1st preference
- 249
- 2nd preference
- 29
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 300 159 141 |
| Year 8 | 300 154 146 |
| Year 9 | 300 161 139 |
| Year 10 | 300 166 134 |
| Year 11 | 292 158 134 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 58.0% 38.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 37.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 9.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 5.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 3.1% 3.0% |