Huntington School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 29 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- York
- Unique reference
- 121673
- Address
- Huntington Road, Huntington, YO32 9WT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1476 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.7%
- Girls
- 50.3%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.2%
- Persistent absence
- 22.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.4%
White British 84.5%
Other White 3%
Mixed 2.8%
Unclassified 1.8%
Chinese 1.6%
Other Asian 1.4%
African 1.2%
Other 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.1
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 74%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.6
Local authority average 49.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.51
Local authority average 4.38
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 38 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 100 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 65 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 100 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 28 |
Admissions
Huntington School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 229
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 239
- 2nd preference
- 151
- 3rd preference
- 52
- From another Local Authority
- 28
Offers
- 1st preference
- 226
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 235 117 118 |
| Year 8 | 234 119 115 |
| Year 9 | 237 117 120 |
| Year 10 | 237 130 107 |
| Year 11 | 235 118 117 |
| Year 12 | 152 68 84 |
| Year 13 | 146 64 82 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 86.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 31.0% 41.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 60.0% 43.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.4% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 78.0% 52.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 41.0% 19.4% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 36.0% 16.7% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 3.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 4.9% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.2% 1.7% |