Whitehill Community Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 22 2020 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Calderdale
Unique reference
136547
Address
Occupation Lane, Illingworth, HX2 9RL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
671 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
47.1%
Girls
52.9%
First language not English
2.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
31%
Persistent absence
17.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 94.6%
Mixed 2.2%
Other White 1.3%
Pakistani 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
African 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.2
WritingAbove average1.3
MathsAverage0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 61%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 7%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Whitehill Community Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
70
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
67
2nd preference
25
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
67
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
55
30
25
Reception, Full-time
88
50
38
Year 1
88
41
47
Year 2
83
44
39
Year 3
88
31
57
Year 4
89
42
47
Year 5
90
37
53
Year 6
90
41
49
Year 2023-2024

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