Wath Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 3 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Unique reference
- 145848
- Address
- Sandygate, Wath-on-Dearne, S63 7NW
- Website
- www.wathacademy.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 2031 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.5%
- Girls
- 50.5%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.2%
- Persistent absence
- 21.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.7%
White British 90%
Other White 3.1%
Mixed 2.1%
African 1.8%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.7
Local authority average 41.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4
Local authority average 3.55
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 25 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 14 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 28 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 179 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 17 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 8 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 39 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 65 |
Admissions
Wath Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 313
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 384
- 2nd preference
- 149
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 212
Offers
- 1st preference
- 308
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 66
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 345 168 177 |
| Year 8 | 348 172 176 |
| Year 9 | 330 188 142 |
| Year 10 | 309 138 171 |
| Year 11 | 286 138 148 |
| Year 12 | 234 117 117 |
| Year 13 | 179 85 94 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 79.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 35.6% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 43.0% 24.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 18.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.9% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 8.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 62.0% 50.4% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 19.0% 11.6% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 4.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.6% 2.4% |