Watling Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 16 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Unique reference
- 147860
- Address
- Barrosa Way, MK8 1EP
- Website
- https://watlingacademy.net/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1500 (67% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 25.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.8%
- Persistent absence
- 21.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.9%
White British 41.7%
Mixed 10.3%
Indian 9.5%
African 9.3%
Other White 9.2%
Pakistani 7.6%
Other Asian 4.7%
Chinese 1.9%
Other Black 1.5%
Other 1.5%
Caribbean 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 72%
Local authority average 40%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.2
Local authority average 44.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.73
Local authority average 3.93
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 13 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 5 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 42 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 16 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 55 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 21 |
Admissions
Watling Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 356
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 375
- 2nd preference
- 297
- 3rd preference
- 230
- From another Local Authority
- 52
Offers
- 1st preference
- 298
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 18
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 301 159 142 |
| Year 8 | 359 182 177 |
| Year 9 | 359 183 176 |
| Year 10 | 297 144 153 |
| Year 11 | 184 103 81 |