West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 24 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
- 346 (49% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 13.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 51.7%
- Persistent absence
- 34.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 28.6%
White British 74%
Other White 11.3%
Mixed 5.8%
African 3.8%
Other Asian 1.4%
Other 1.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Indian 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other Black 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.29
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.02
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 0%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 17%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 33.2
Local authority average 46.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.85
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 8 |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | Technical Award | 8 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 14 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 2 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 6 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 1 |
Admissions
West Grantham Church of England Secondary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 103
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 49
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 99 50 49 |
| Year 8 | 96 49 47 |
| Year 9 | 67 34 33 |
| Year 10 | 40 19 21 |
| Year 11 | 44 24 20 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 86.6% 85.6% |
Further education | 78.0% 39.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 43.6% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 3.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.3% 1.2% |