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
- 23.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.9%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 57 |
| Biology | GCSE | 47 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 60 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 47 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 198 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 198 |
| French | GCSE | 14 |
| Geography | GCSE | 72 |
Admissions
Horbury Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 204
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 181
- 2nd preference
- 265
- 3rd preference
- 89
- From another Local Authority
- 43
Offers
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.2 |
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 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 82.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 40.0% 36.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 13.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 27.0% 31.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.5% 1.0% |