Waterhead Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Inadequate Oct 19 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Unique reference
- 144508
- Address
- Huddersfield Road, OL4 3NY
- Website
- www.waterheadacademy.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1128 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.5%
- Girls
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 44.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.3%
- Persistent absence
- 47.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.2%
White British 40.5%
Pakistani 29.2%
African 8.4%
Mixed 4.7%
Other Asian 4.4%
Other White 3.6%
Other 2.4%
Gypsy/Roma 2.2%
Other Black 1.8%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Chinese 0.8%
Indian 0.4%
Unclassified 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.75
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 18%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.1
Local authority average 43
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.84
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 91 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 12 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 63 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 6 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 79 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 34 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 41 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 41 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
Waterhead Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 150
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 96
- 2nd preference
- 66
- 3rd preference
- 41
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 95
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 151 78 73 |
| Year 8 | 207 90 117 |
| Year 9 | 202 88 114 |
| Year 10 | 282 152 130 |
| Year 11 | 286 139 147 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 84.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 42.0% 34.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 14.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 43.0% 35.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.8% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |