The Oakwood Academy

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Bewcastle Road
Warren Hill
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG5 9PJ
Phone 01159539323
Reference Number 141363

General Makeup

Number of pupils 757
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 46.24%
Girls: 53.76%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 38.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 12%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 75 80 155
8 71 87 158
9 67 76 143
10 66 83 149
11 71 81 152

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 65%
White & Black (Caribbean) 8.5%
African 6.3%
White, Other 5.9%
Mixed, Other 4.9%
Caribbean 2.2%
White & Asian 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Indian 0.8%
Asian, Other 0.8%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Pakistani 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-09-13
Date Description Report
2023-07-11 School inspection: School inspection:
2019-07-09 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2018-09-19 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2017-12-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 29.8% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 48.3% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 81 14
Third Preference 38 4
From another Local Authority 57 27

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
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0.14 miles
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0.66 miles
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0.82 miles
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0.85 miles
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0.85 miles
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0.87 miles
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1.06 miles
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1.07 miles
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1.07 miles
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Beckhampton Road, Bestwood Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 5NA
1.11 miles
Arnold Mill Primary and Nursery School
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1.28 miles
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1.29 miles
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1.37 miles
Henry Whipple Primary School
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1.4 miles
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1.53 miles
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Cantrell Road, Bulwell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 9HJ
1.54 miles
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Ragdale Road, Bulwell, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 8GQ
1.67 miles
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
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1.74 miles
Robert Mellors Primary Academy
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1.75 miles
Broomhill Junior School
Broomhill Road, Hucknall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG15 6AJ
1.77 miles
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Park Vale Academy
Top Valley Drive, Top Valley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 9AZ
0.8 miles
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1.29 miles
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1.34 miles
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1.6 miles
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2.13 miles
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2.25 miles
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2.45 miles
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2.74 miles
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Ransom Drive, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG3 5LR
2.89 miles
The National CofE Academy
Annesley Road, Hucknall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG15 7DB
3.05 miles
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3.06 miles
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61 Digby Avenue, Mapperley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG3 6DS
3.16 miles
Bluecoat Trent Academy
Pelham Avenue, Nottingham, NG5 1AJ
3.17 miles
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3.28 miles
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3.34 miles
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Aspley Lane, Aspley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 5GY
3.48 miles
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Elm Avenue, Nottingham, NG3 4GF
3.53 miles
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Flatts Lane, Calverton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG14 6JZ
3.55 miles
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3.63 miles
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3.63 miles
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