The Market Weighton School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 14 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Unique reference
- 118076
- Address
- Spring Road, YO43 3JF
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 624 (69% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.6%
- Girls
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.3%
- Persistent absence
- 23.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.4%
White British 93.3%
Other White 2.9%
Mixed 2.1%
Unclassified 1.4%
Other 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.29
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.08
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 36%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.5
Local authority average 45.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.4
Local authority average 3.99
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 20 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 43 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 106 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 104 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 10 |
Admissions
The Market Weighton School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 110
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 104
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 104
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 142 83 59 |
| Year 8 | 116 64 52 |
| Year 9 | 151 79 72 |
| Year 10 | 92 43 49 |
| Year 11 | 123 59 64 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 84.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 33.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 33.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 30.0% 17.5% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.5% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 6.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |