Edgar Wood Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Nov 21 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Unique reference
- 148596
- Address
- Heywood Old Road, OL10 2QN
- Website
- www.edgarwood.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 637 (52% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 14.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.3%
- Persistent absence
- 27.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.8%
White British 68.9%
African 7.7%
Mixed 6.9%
Other White 6.3%
Pakistani 3.8%
Other 1.4%
Chinese 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other Black 0.6%
Indian 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Admissions
Edgar Wood Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 144
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 101
- 2nd preference
- 89
- 3rd preference
- 76
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 101
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 168 97 71 |
| Year 8 | 180 83 97 |
| Year 9 | 170 92 78 |
| Year 10 | 119 57 62 |