Watling Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding May 17 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
- 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
- 21.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.0%
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%
Admissions
Watling Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 299
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 444
- 2nd preference
- 320
- 3rd preference
- 241
- From another Local Authority
- 61
Offers
- 1st preference
- 272
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 7
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.6 |
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 |