Waterhead Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jan 14 2025 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
- 947 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.9%
- Girls
- 51.1%
- First language not English
- 42.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 49.6%
- Persistent absence
- 29.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.9%
White British 42.1%
Pakistani 26.8%
African 8.4%
Mixed 5.4%
Other White 4.3%
Other Asian 4.1%
Other 2.4%
Other Black 1.7%
Gypsy/Roma 1.6%
Bangladeshi 1.3%
Chinese 1%
Indian 0.6%
Caribbean 0.2%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 43%
Local authority average 41%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 22%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34
Local authority average 42.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.98
Local authority average 3.68
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 75 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 9 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 69 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 46 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 37 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 85 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 41 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
Waterhead Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 117
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 82
- 2nd preference
- 32
- 3rd preference
- 30
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 82
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 144 71 73 |
| Year 8 | 148 78 70 |
| Year 9 | 192 80 112 |
| Year 10 | 196 90 106 |
| Year 11 | 267 144 123 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 85.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 49.0% 35.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 13.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 34.0% 35.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | SP 2.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 8.0% 3.0% 3.0% |