Huntington School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Nov 28 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
- 1464 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 6.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.1%
- Persistent absence
- 23.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
White British 83.5%
Mixed 3.2%
Other White 2.9%
Chinese 1.8%
Unclassified 1.6%
Other Asian 1.5%
African 1.5%
Other 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 60%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.1
Local authority average 50.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.4
Local authority average 4.53
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 49 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 10 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 2 |
| Biology | GCSE | 102 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 41 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 102 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 8 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
Huntington School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 230
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 264
- 2nd preference
- 136
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 20
Offers
- 1st preference
- 227
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 249 119 130 |
| Year 8 | 237 121 116 |
| Year 9 | 236 116 120 |
| Year 10 | 238 114 124 |
| Year 11 | 237 132 105 |
| Year 12 | 115 54 61 |
| Year 13 | 152 64 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 83.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 33.0% 42.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 50.0% 40.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 76.0% 48.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 34.0% 18.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 3.5% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.5% 2.4% |