West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 23 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Unique reference
- 148433
- Address
- The Avenue, NG31 7PX
- Website
- www.wgacademy.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 390 (57% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 13.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 53.8%
- Persistent absence
- 25.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 25.9%
White British 74.6%
Other White 8.5%
African 5.9%
Mixed 4.9%
Indian 1.8%
Other 1.5%
Other Asian 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Other Black 0.8%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 0%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.2
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.23
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 5 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 5 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 4 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 5 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 7 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 7 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 36 |
Admissions
West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 120
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 70
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 106
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 100 49 51 |
| Year 8 | 104 51 53 |
| Year 9 | 86 46 40 |
| Year 10 | 64 33 31 |
| Year 11 | 36 16 20 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 62.0% 40.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 40.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 5.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 2.4% 3.0% |