Outwood Academy Haydock
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Oct 1 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Unique reference
- 148522
- Address
- Clipsley Lane, Haydock, WA11 0JG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 819 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38%
- Persistent absence
- 23.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.1%
White British 89.3%
Other White 2.7%
Mixed 2.5%
African 2.1%
Other Asian 1.1%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 25%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.2
Local authority average 41.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.59
Local authority average 3.58
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 3 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 147 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 141 |
| French | GCSE | 9 |
Admissions
Outwood Academy Haydock
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 141
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 138
- 2nd preference
- 95
- 3rd preference
- 74
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 138
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 159 81 78 |
| Year 8 | 175 79 96 |
| Year 9 | 166 84 82 |
| Year 10 | 172 85 87 |
| Year 11 | 147 73 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 82.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 37.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 18.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 27.0% 25.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 8.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 4.0% 3.0% |