Outwood Academy Hindley
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Dec 3 2024 Ofsted report
- 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
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 921 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 1.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34%
- Persistent absence
- 28.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.2%
White British 93.8%
Mixed 2.7%
Other White 1.3%
African 1.2%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 30%
Local authority average 38%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.7
Local authority average 43.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.37
Local authority average 3.72
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 24 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 47 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 50 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 20 |
| English Language | GCSE | 181 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 181 |
Admissions
Outwood Academy Hindley
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 172
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 202
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 168
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 99 80 |
| Year 8 | 185 95 90 |
| Year 9 | 192 89 103 |
| Year 10 | 183 92 91 |
| Year 11 | 182 91 91 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 53.0% 41.9% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 5.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 25.0% 33.4% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |