Wixams Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 6 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Unique reference
- 144595
- Address
- Green Lane, Wixams, MK42 6BA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 926 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 16.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.8%
- Persistent absence
- 22.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.8%
White British 59.6%
Mixed 16.8%
Other White 10.3%
Indian 5.7%
Pakistani 1.6%
Unclassified 1.3%
Caribbean 1.1%
Other 1.1%
Other Asian 1%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
African 0.6%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.19
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 50%
Local authority average 36%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 51%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.6
Local authority average 43.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.32
Local authority average 3.81
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 24 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 60 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 24 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 39 |
Admissions
Wixams Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 173
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 58
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 188 88 100 |
| Year 8 | 165 77 88 |
| Year 9 | 157 76 81 |
| Year 10 | 164 76 88 |
| Year 11 | 171 91 80 |
| Year 12 | 44 24 20 |
| Year 13 | 37 18 19 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 86.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 55.0% 42.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 31.0% 43.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 0.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.9% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.9% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.5% 1.2% |