Outwood Academy Hindley
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Unique reference
- 148526
- Address
- Mornington Road, Hindley, WN2 4LG
- Website
- Not available
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 925 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.9%
- Persistent absence
- 30.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.9%
White British 94.2%
Mixed 2.4%
Other White 1.3%
Other Asian 0.6%
African 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.35
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.39
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 45%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.7
Local authority average 43.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.85
Local authority average 3.75
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 13 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 26 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 9 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 29 |
| English Language | GCSE | 172 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 172 |
Admissions
Outwood Academy Hindley
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 177
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 62
- 3rd preference
- 41
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 187 95 92 |
| Year 8 | 190 91 99 |
| Year 9 | 183 93 90 |
| Year 10 | 184 93 91 |
| Year 11 | 181 90 91 |