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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other White | 9.2% |
| African | 9.3% |
| Indian | 9.5% |
| Mixed | 10.3% |
| White British | 41.7% |
| 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
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 72% |
| Local authority average | 40% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 55% |
| Local authority average | 44% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 50.4 |
| Local authority average | 44.2 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.74 |
| Local authority average | 3.94 |
| England average | 4.09 |
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 |