Crofton Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 12 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Wakefield
Unique reference
137001
Address
High Street, Crofton, WF4 1NF

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1040 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
52.5%
Girls
47.5%
First language not English
2.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.9%
Persistent absence
25.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 90.6%
Other White 3.5%
Mixed 1.9%
Unclassified 1.8%
African 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.09
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.12
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 26%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 45%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 46
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.93
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award26
Health StudiesTechnical Award21
MultimediaTechnical Award37
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award25
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award64
Sports LeadershipTechnical Award55
TourismTechnical Award18
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE6
Art & DesignGCSE40
BiologyGCSE28
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Crofton Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
199
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
186
2nd preference
82
3rd preference
71
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
186
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
2
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 classes24.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
223
121
102
Year 8
204
104
100
Year 9
207
107
100
Year 10
200
111
89
Year 11
206
103
103
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
87.0%
82.3%
86.5%
Further education
45.0%
36.4%
34.7%
School sixth form
0.0%
13.9%
37.9%
Sixth form college
42.0%
31.4%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.7%
0.9%
Entering employment
3.0%
5.7%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
4.3%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
3.0%
7.2%
5.2%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.5%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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