Lightcliffe Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Sept 24 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Unique reference
- 137036
- Address
- Stoney Lane, Lightcliffe, HX3 8TL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 820 (67% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.2%
- Girls
- 52.8%
- First language not English
- 5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.7%
- Persistent absence
- 28.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.4%
White British 85.1%
Mixed 4.8%
Other White 2.8%
Pakistani 1.8%
Unclassified 1.6%
African 1.2%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 21%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.3
Local authority average 48.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.15
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 17 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 40 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 20 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 44 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 19 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 5 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 27 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 3 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
Admissions
Lightcliffe Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 159
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 118
- 3rd preference
- 84
- From another Local Authority
- 204
Offers
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 77
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 139 64 75 |
| Year 8 | 165 70 95 |
| Year 9 | 137 64 73 |
| Year 10 | 206 99 107 |
| Year 11 | 173 90 83 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 84.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 34.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 24.0% 30.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 19.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.2% 3.0% |