St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 18 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Unique reference
- 138951
- Address
- Cutsyke Road, Featherstone, WF7 6BD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1488 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 11.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.3%
- Persistent absence
- 23.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.4%
White British 75.1%
Other White 11.6%
Mixed 4%
African 4%
Chinese 1.4%
Indian 1.1%
Other Black 0.9%
Other Asian 0.8%
Other 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.04
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 41%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.19
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 27 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 22 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 10 |
| Biology | GCSE | 50 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 77 |
Admissions
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 264
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 259
- 2nd preference
- 191
- 3rd preference
- 74
- From another Local Authority
- 47
Offers
- 1st preference
- 259
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 24
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 284 151 133 |
| Year 8 | 277 149 128 |
| Year 9 | 274 147 127 |
| Year 10 | 276 154 122 |
| Year 11 | 277 140 137 |
| Year 12 | 58 25 33 |
| Year 13 | 42 15 27 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 82.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 36.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 24.0% 13.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 37.0% 31.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 4.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 7.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 76.0% 55.5% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 17.0% 14.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 17.0% 12.8% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 6.5% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.1% 1.7% |