The Oakwood Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 12 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
- Nottingham
- Unique reference
- 141363
- Address
- Bewcastle Road, Warren Hill, NG5 9PJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 757 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.2%
- Girls
- 53.8%
- First language not English
- 12%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.7%
- Persistent absence
- 31.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 65%
Mixed 15%
African 6.3%
Other White 5.9%
Caribbean 2.2%
Other Black 1.2%
Unclassified 1.1%
Indian 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.24
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.23
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 58%
Local authority average 27%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.82
Local authority average 3.63
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
Biology | GCSE | 22 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 30 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 44 |
English Language | GCSE | 142 |
English Literature | GCSE | 140 |
Admissions
The Oakwood Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 156
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 153
- 2nd preference
- 81
- 3rd preference
- 38
- From another Local Authority
- 57
Offers
- 1st preference
- 138
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 27
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 155 75 80 |
Year 8 | 158 71 87 |
Year 9 | 143 67 76 |
Year 10 | 149 66 83 |
Year 11 | 152 71 81 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 73.0% 81.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 39.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 20.0% 29.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 13.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 8.0% 5.0% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 16.0% 8.5% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.2% 1.0% |