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
- 476 (33% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.4%
- Girls
- 50.6%
- First language not English
- 12.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.8%
- Persistent absence
- 30.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.1%
White British 67%
African 9.2%
Mixed 7.5%
Other White 6.1%
Pakistani 4.6%
Other 1.5%
Chinese 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
Admissions
Edgar Wood Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 176
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 191
- 2nd preference
- 142
- 3rd preference
- 144
- From another Local Authority
- 18
Offers
- 1st preference
- 165
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 183 85 98 |
| Year 8 | 175 94 81 |
| Year 9 | 118 56 62 |