Oulton Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 7 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Unique reference
- 148527
- Address
- Pennington Lane, Oulton, LS26 8EX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1053 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.3%
- Girls
- 49.7%
- First language not English
- 5.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.5%
- Persistent absence
- 32.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.1%
White British 85.1%
Mixed 5.5%
Other White 2.6%
African 2.6%
Unclassified 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.52
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 56%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51
Local authority average 45.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.33
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 14 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 31 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 6 |
| Biology | GCSE | 24 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
Admissions
Oulton Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 217
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 164
- 3rd preference
- 86
- From another Local Authority
- 35
Offers
- 1st preference
- 149
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 9
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 208 106 102 |
| Year 8 | 223 112 111 |
| Year 9 | 208 105 103 |
| Year 10 | 210 106 104 |
| Year 11 | 204 101 103 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 73.0% 83.5% 85.6% |
Further education | 44.0% 33.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 35.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 24.0% 13.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 16.0% 7.9% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.0% 1.2% |