Horbury Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 6 2021 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
Wakefield
Unique reference
138707
Address
Wakefield Road, Horbury, WF4 5HE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1102 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
50.3%
Girls
49.7%
First language not English
6.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.5%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.2%
Mixed 3.7%
Other White 3%
Pakistani 1.9%
African 1.5%
Other 0.9%
Other Asian 0.8%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Indian 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.29
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.12
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 18%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 54%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 49.8
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 4.13
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Speech & DramaTechnical Award8
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE67
BiologyGCSE45
Business Studies:SingleGCSE58
ChemistryGCSE44
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE26
English LanguageGCSE224
English LiteratureGCSE223
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Horbury Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
204
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
181
2nd preference
265
3rd preference
89
From another Local Authority
43
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
179
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
7
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 classes26.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
209
104
105
Year 8
232
115
117
Year 9
234
119
115
Year 10
199
112
87
Year 11
228
104
124
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
80.0%
80.9%
85.6%
Further education
46.0%
39.1%
35.4%
School sixth form
8.0%
12.6%
36.6%
Sixth form college
26.0%
28.8%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
6.0%
6.4%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
3.9%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
10.0%
7.9%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.9%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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