Edgar Wood Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Nov 22 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

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
31.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.1%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Edgar Wood Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
176
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
191
2nd preference
142
3rd preference
144
From another Local Authority
18
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
165
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
183
85
98
Year 8
175
94
81
Year 9
118
56
62
Year 2023-2024

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