Rastrick High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 11 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
- 1776 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 4.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.2%
- Persistent absence
- 22.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.2%
White British 69.3%
Pakistani 9.8%
Mixed 9.5%
Indian 2.8%
Other White 2.4%
Caribbean 1.5%
African 1.4%
Other Asian 1.2%
Other 0.9%
Other Black 0.7%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.09
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 30%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.1
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.82
Local authority average 3.99
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 15 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 52 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 40 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 77 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 42 |
| English Language | GCSE | 306 |
Admissions
Rastrick High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 347
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 348
- 2nd preference
- 254
- 3rd preference
- 125
- From another Local Authority
- 292
Offers
- 1st preference
- 321
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 117
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 359 183 176 |
| Year 8 | 356 165 191 |
| Year 9 | 355 176 179 |
| Year 10 | 357 185 172 |
| Year 11 | 349 190 159 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 91.0% 85.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 21.0% 28.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 11.0% 32.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 58.0% 23.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.4% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |