The King's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 12 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Unique reference
- 139500
- Address
- Mill Hill Lane, WF8 4JF
- Website
- http://kings.patrust.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1038 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24%
- Persistent absence
- 15.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.8%
White British 88.6%
Other 2.9%
Mixed 2.8%
Other White 1.9%
Unclassified 1.4%
African 0.8%
Chinese 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 47%
Local authority average 33%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 58%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.9
Local authority average 45
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.51
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 7 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 48 |
| Biology | GCSE | 13 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 13 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| English Language | GCSE | 205 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 205 |
| French | GCSE | 2 |
| Geography | GCSE | 117 |
Admissions
The King's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 202
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 220
- 2nd preference
- 201
- 3rd preference
- 76
- From another Local Authority
- 7
Offers
- 1st preference
- 202
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 112 98 |
| Year 8 | 202 93 109 |
| Year 9 | 210 111 99 |
| Year 10 | 210 101 109 |
| Year 11 | 206 102 104 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 81.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 23.0% 41.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 11.8% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 55.0% 28.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 8.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.7% 3.0% |