Wakefield Girls' High School

General Info

Education Phase
All-through
Ofsted rating
No rating
Gender
Girls
Age range
7 - 18 y.o.
Type
Independent schools
Funding
Independent school
Admissions policy
Selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Wakefield
Unique reference
108305
Address
Wentworth Street, WF1 2QS

Pupils

Number of Pupils
734 (n/a of total capacity)
Boys
0.0%
Girls
100.0%
First language not English
n/a
Free school meals (FSM)
n/a
Persistent absence
n/a
Special education needs (SEN)
27.0%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
NP
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.12
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 67%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 81%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 67.7
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 6.24
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE27
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE21
AstronomyGCSE1
BiologyGCSE35
Business Studies:SingleGCSE38
ChemistryGCSE35
Classical CivilisationGCSE4
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE6
Design & TechnologyGCSE11
Year 2023-2024

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