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%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Health StudiesTechnical Award24
ArabicGCSE2
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE25
BiologyGCSE22
Business Studies:SingleGCSE30
ChemistryGCSE22
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE13
Design & TechnologyGCSE44
English LanguageGCSE142
English LiteratureGCSE140
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Oakwood Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
156
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
153
2nd preference
81
3rd preference
38
From another Local Authority
57
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
138
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
27
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.5
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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