Oulton Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 6 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
- Leeds
- Unique reference
- 148527
- Address
- Pennington Lane, Oulton, LS26 8EX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1094 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 5.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 32.3%
- Persistent absence
- 32.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.1%
White British 84.4%
Mixed 5.5%
Other White 2.7%
African 2.5%
Unclassified 1.1%
Indian 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 50%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.9
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.93
Local authority average 4.1
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 24 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 32 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 19 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 207 |
Admissions
Oulton Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 236
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 207
- 2nd preference
- 154
- 3rd preference
- 72
- From another Local Authority
- 51
Offers
- 1st preference
- 204
- 2nd preference
- 26
- 3rd preference
- 5
- To another Local Authority
- 23
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 238 114 124 |
| Year 8 | 221 113 108 |
| Year 9 | 226 116 110 |
| Year 10 | 200 97 103 |
| Year 11 | 209 107 102 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 83.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 36.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 32.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 34.0% 14.5% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 4.2% 3.0% |