Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 12 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- York
- Unique reference
- 136617
- Address
- Hull Road, YO10 5ZA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1818 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.0%
- Girls
- 49.0%
- First language not English
- 12.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.3%
- Persistent absence
- 20.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
White British 77%
Other White 6.5%
Mixed 4.4%
Other Asian 3%
Chinese 2%
African 1.9%
Indian 1.4%
Other 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 51%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 61%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 56.5
Local authority average 50.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.12
Local authority average 4.53
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 25 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 47 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 12 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 36 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 19 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 6 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 295
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 316
- 2nd preference
- 153
- 3rd preference
- 49
- From another Local Authority
- 98
Offers
- 1st preference
- 284
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 28
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 298 159 139 |
| Year 8 | 297 145 152 |
| Year 9 | 297 150 147 |
| Year 10 | 294 151 143 |
| Year 11 | 291 148 143 |
| Year 12 | 183 104 79 |
| Year 13 | 158 71 87 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 83.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 25.0% 42.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 58.0% 40.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.3% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 75.0% 48.9% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 39.0% 18.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 3.5% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 1.5% 2.4% |