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Witton Park Academy - Ofsted Report, Parent Reviews (2025)

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Effectiveness of leadership and management Good
Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good
Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good
Outcomes for pupils Good
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Academic Progress: Good progress across a wide range of subjects
Behaviour and Attitudes: Extremely good behaviour, polite and respectful
Qualifications and Training: Strong training and mentoring program led by teachers
Current Educational Practices: Highly effective monitoring and support for teaching improvement
Strengths and Challenges: Improving teaching profile but needs consistency in challenging all pupils
Opportunities for Involvement: Parents receive regular reports on child’s progress
Communication: Useful progress information detailing next steps
Parent Satisfaction: Highly positive views and recommendations
Handling Conflicts and Concerns: Robust systems to address concerns and conflicts
Actions for Quality Improvement: Implemented high academic demands and improved pupil outcomes
Managing Bullying and Safety: Bullying is rare and well managed; pupils feel safe
Promoting Welfare and Safety: Strong welfare management; comprehensive safety education
Extracurricular Offerings: Wide range including sports, drama, music, Duke of Edinburgh Award
Balancing Academics and Extracurriculars: Regular enrichment activities complement academics
Outdoor Facilities: Engaging outdoor facilities, well utilized by students
Career Counselling Services: Excellent careers advice ensures appropriate further education or training
Preparation for Sixth Form: Strong guidance on progression to college and university
Managing and Supporting SEND: Well supported; good progress for pupils with special educational needs
Subjects Offered: Broad curriculum including English Baccalaureate, history, geography, sciences
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Witton Park Academy is a Secondary, Co-Ed school located in Lancashire, North West.

It has 1252 students from age 11-16 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 14 : 1.

At this school, 33% of pupils achieved grade 5 or more at GCSE.

This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.

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Phase of Education Secondary Secondary Secondary
Type Academies Academies Academies
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Ofset report Good Good Outstanding
Age range 11-16 11-18 11-18
Gender Co-Ed Co-Ed Girls
Student teacher ratio 14.8 - 15
Proficient Math - - -
Proficient Read - - -
Grade 5 or above GCSE 33% 98% 94%
Grade 5 or above A Level - 35.00% 30.60%
Day Fees - - -
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Secondary Exam Result

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -0.70 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 38.3 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 33% 42.67% 29.96%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 50% 57.95% 42.99%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 67% 49.33% 25%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 8% 17.71% 10.88%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 17% 26.67% 15.47%
EBacc average points score 3.43 3.61 2.82

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 89% 90.86% 90.52%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 233 135 144
Pupils staying in education 85% 85.07% 84.15%
Further education college or other further education provider 55% 43.79% 32.75%
School sixth forms 10% 20.79% 29.73%
Sixth form colleges 19% 9.64% 10.22%
Other education destinations 0% 10.64% 11.48%
Pupils in apprenticeships 1% 3% 2.8%
Pupils staying in employment 3% 2.79% 3.59%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score 0.07 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 45 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 43% 40.1% 32.78%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 66% 54.14% 45.26%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 68% 42.71% 24.88%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 14% 9.43% 12.99%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 17% 14.43% 17.14%
EBacc average points score 4.02 3.24 2.97

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 89% 84.36% 90.39%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 211 131 140
Pupils staying in education 86% 79.86% 86.27%
Further education college or other further education provider 43% 38.86% 34.03%
School sixth forms 7% 20.43% 30.75%
Sixth form colleges 36% 15.79% 10.38%
Other education destinations 0% 4.57% 11.13%
Pupils in apprenticeships 1% 2.57% 1.99%
Pupils staying in employment 1% 1.93% 2.15%

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Exam Result Not Published

Due to the pandemic, 2020 and 2021 Secondary school exam
results were not published at school level.

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -0.08 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 39.8 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 31% 6 43.67% 29.24%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 56% 8 62.83% 43.34%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 51% 38.22% 25.76%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 8% 5 17.28% 11.44%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 17% 6 26.17% 16.45%
EBacc average points score 3.61 3.82 2.88

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 95% 93% 90.21%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 132 129 135
Pupils staying in education 91% 84.18% 84.08%
Further education college or other further education provider 63% 34.36% 33.3%
School sixth forms 5% 23.55% 31.15%
Sixth form colleges 23% 17.64% 8.45%
Other education destinations 0% 8.91% 11.19%
Pupils in apprenticeships 3% 7% 3.4%
Pupils staying in employment 2% 2% 2.76%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score -0.01 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 43.1 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 37% 1 42% 29.18%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 64% 3 58.89% 42.58%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 46% 44.44% 24.69%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 13% 14 21.06% 11.29%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 23% 10 28.39% 15.97%
EBacc average points score 3.86 3.77 2.84

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 95% 96.9% 84.86%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 176 123 140
Pupils staying in education 90% 86.5% 73.88%
Further education college or other further education provider 55% 34.8% 28.32%
School sixth forms 8% 22.4% 31.51%
Sixth form colleges 27% 13.3% 9.07%
Other education destinations - 10.6% 5.94%
Pupils in apprenticeships 3% 5.2% 2.96%
Pupils staying in employment 3% 3% 2.06%

Discover school's performance with the Attainment 8 and Progress 8 scores. Attainment 8 reflects pupil achievement in 8 qualifications, while Progress 8 measures their progress from key stage 2 to 4, compared to peers across England.

School scores School Description
Progress 8 score 0.45 This score shows how much progress pupils at this school made across 8 qualifications between the end of key stage 2 and the end of key stage 4.
Attainment 8 score 45.9 Schools get a score based on how well pupils have performed in up to 8 qualifications.

Explore the percentage of pupils who attained grade 5 or higher & grade 4 or higher in their English and math GCSEs. This metric reflects their proficiency in these fundamental subjects.

GCSE Results School LA England
Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 38% 45.41% 29.51%
Grade 4 or above in English & Maths GCSEs 61% 65.12% 43.04%

The English Baccalaureate (EBacc) ensures your child's well-rounded education. It includes essential subjects like English, math, sciences, languages, and humanities.

EBacc Results School LA England
Entering EBacc 45% 39.76% 25.21%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 5 or above 27% 23.94% 14.68%
Achieving the EBacc at grade 4 or above 33% 26.35% 16.23%
EBacc average points score - - -

Find out where our Key Stage 4 graduates are going next. Explore their different paths after finishing school – whether it's sixth form, starting work, or other adventures as they move forward.

Pupil destinations School LA England
Pupils staying in education or employment 92% 80.63% 85.23%
Total number of pupils included in destination measures 215 127 144
Pupils staying in education 90% 42.5% 58.15%
Further education college or other further education provider 67% 30.88% 30.56%
School sixth forms 4% 34% 32.11%
Sixth form colleges 19% 9% 8.95%
Other education destinations 0% 0.13% 5.75%
Pupils in apprenticeships 5% 8.38% 4.78%
Pupils staying in employment 1% 1.75% 2.46%
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Holidays 2024/25

Holidays Date
Autumn Half Term Holidays 21st Oct 2024 - 25th Oct 2024
Winter Holidays 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025
Spring Half Term Holidays 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025
Spring Holidays 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025
Summer Half Term Holidays 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025
Summer Holidays 23rd Jul 2025 - 29th Aug 2025

Terms Dates 2024/25

Terms Dates
Autumn Term 2nd Sep 2024 - 20th Oct 2024
Autumn Term-2 26th Oct 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024
Spring Term 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025
Spring Term-2 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025
Summer Term 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025
Summer Term-2 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025
Students Teachers
14 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Witton Park Academy
Local authority ratio 18 : 1

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