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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1203 (47% of total capacity)
Boys
51.5%
Girls
48.5%
First language not English
23.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
21.5%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 42.9%
Mixed 10.9%
African 9.6%
Other White 9.1%
Indian 7.8%
Pakistani 7.6%
Other Asian 4.9%
Other Black 1.7%
Other 1.5%
Chinese 1.2%
Caribbean 1%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Unclassified 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Watling Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
299
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
444
2nd preference
320
3rd preference
241
From another Local Authority
61
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
272
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
7
To another Local Authority
1
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 classes28.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
361
188
173
Year 8
360
183
177
Year 9
300
148
152
Year 10
182
101
81
Year 2023-2024