The Bulwell Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 19 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Unique reference
- 145952
- Address
- Hucknall Lane, NG6 8AQ
- Website
- www.bulwellacademy.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1047 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 13.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 51.1%
- Persistent absence
- 31.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.8%
White British 65.3%
Mixed 13.2%
African 8.1%
Other White 5.8%
Other Asian 1.5%
Caribbean 1.4%
Other 1.3%
Other Black 1.2%
Pakistani 1.1%
Indian 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 27%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36
Local authority average 42.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.01
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 18 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 91 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 27 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 35 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 2 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 1 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
The Bulwell Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 196
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 132
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 13
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 132
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 195 98 97 |
| Year 8 | 232 100 132 |
| Year 9 | 231 115 116 |
| Year 10 | 200 104 96 |
| Year 11 | 189 103 86 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 84.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 68.0% 42.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 27.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 7.0% 13.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.9% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 4.6% 3.0% |