Wixams Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 5 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
- 933 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 17.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.9%
- Persistent absence
- 24.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.5%
White British 58.4%
Mixed 17.4%
Other White 9.5%
Indian 5.8%
Pakistani 2.3%
African 1.7%
Caribbean 1.5%
Other Asian 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 51%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.1
Local authority average 44.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.21
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 21 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 37 |
| Dance | GCSE | 20 |
Admissions
Wixams Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 145
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 132
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 94 85 |
| Year 8 | 185 90 95 |
| Year 9 | 170 80 90 |
| Year 10 | 155 75 80 |
| Year 11 | 169 80 89 |
| Year 12 | 34 20 14 |
| Year 13 | 41 23 18 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 87.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 47.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 33.0% 39.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.9% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.3% 3.0% |