Horbury Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 5 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
- 1075 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 6.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.7%
- Persistent absence
- 23.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.0%
White British 86.6%
Mixed 3.7%
Other White 3.3%
African 1.9%
Pakistani 1.8%
Other 1.2%
Other Asian 0.5%
Unclassified 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.4
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.26
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 58 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 51 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 22 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 194 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 189 |
Admissions
Horbury Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 198
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 225
- 2nd preference
- 252
- 3rd preference
- 57
- From another Local Authority
- 26
Offers
- 1st preference
- 185
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 212 88 124 |
| Year 8 | 209 103 106 |
| Year 9 | 228 117 111 |
| Year 10 | 230 118 112 |
| Year 11 | 196 109 87 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 41.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 29.0% 28.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 8.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.7% 3.0% |