Whitelands Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 10 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Unique reference
- 147872
- Address
- Hexham Road, OX26 1AY
- Website
- www.whitelandsacademy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 575 (78% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.2%
- Girls
- 42.8%
- First language not English
- 18.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.4%
- Persistent absence
- 23.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.6%
White British 67.5%
Other White 8.5%
Mixed 7.6%
Chinese 4.3%
Indian 3.1%
Other 2.3%
Other Asian 2.1%
African 1.7%
Other Black 1.6%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 62%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.3
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.25
Local authority average 4.14
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 113 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 112 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
Whitelands Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 109
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 105
- 3rd preference
- 60
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 119 64 55 |
| Year 8 | 111 67 44 |
| Year 9 | 114 65 49 |
| Year 10 | 118 60 58 |
| Year 11 | 113 73 40 |