'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.
Representation
Disadvantaged pupils (%)
Ethnic minority pupils (%)
Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.
Wykham Park is a non-selective academy. It has about 960 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In September 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Admissions, Finances, Sixth form and Progress. Relative weaknesses include Attendance and Destinations.
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Admissions:Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is very high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.
Finances:Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus
Sixth form:Above average. Attainment is below average, progress is excellent and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are about average.
Progress:About average. Up to age 16 it is poor, while at ages 16-18 it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)
Environment:About average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite high, while crime is quite low.
Disadvantaged pupils:Below average. Progress up to age 16 is poor. Destinations at 16 are below average. Progress at 16-18 is excellent. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are poor.
Destinations:Below average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is very low, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is roughly average. Show details
Attainment:Below average. Up to age 16 it is poor, while at ages 16-18 it is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Representation:Out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both out of balance with the local community. Show details
Attendance:Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.
Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.