Rastrick High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 10 2023 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
- 137444
- Address
- Field Top Road, Rastrick, HD6 3XB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1780 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.2%
- Persistent absence
- 19.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.7%
White British 68.8%
Pakistani 10.3%
Mixed 9.7%
Indian 2.8%
Other White 2.1%
Other Asian 1.5%
African 1.3%
Caribbean 1.2%
Other 1%
Other Black 0.6%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.8
Local authority average 48.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.34
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 32 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 79 |
| Biology | GCSE | 65 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 91 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 65 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 42 |
| English Language | GCSE | 351 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 347 |
Admissions
Rastrick High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 349
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 340
- 2nd preference
- 207
- 3rd preference
- 108
- From another Local Authority
- 279
Offers
- 1st preference
- 328
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 132
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 357 181 176 |
| Year 8 | 358 182 176 |
| Year 9 | 357 160 197 |
| Year 10 | 357 178 179 |
| Year 11 | 351 181 170 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 84.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 27.0% 34.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 15.0% 30.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 45.0% 19.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.2% 3.0% |