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
22.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.8%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award8
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award22
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE21
BiologyGCSE23
Business Studies:SingleGCSE27
ChemistryGCSE23
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE17
Design & TechnologyGCSE29
DanceGCSE12
English LanguageGCSE113
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Wixams Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
173
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
155
2nd preference
58
3rd preference
26
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
155
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes20.3
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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