The King's School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 13 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
- 1033 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.3%
- Persistent absence
- 19.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.7%
White British 87.2%
Unclassified 3.9%
Mixed 3%
Other 1.7%
Other White 1.5%
African 0.9%
Chinese 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.54
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 63%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.4
Local authority average 45.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.69
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 13 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 66 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 67 |
| English Language | GCSE | 205 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 204 |
| French | GCSE | 104 |
Admissions
The King's School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 205
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 194
- 2nd preference
- 187
- 3rd preference
- 75
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 190
- 2nd preference
- 15
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 208 95 113 |
| Year 8 | 208 113 95 |
| Year 9 | 205 100 105 |
| Year 10 | 205 100 105 |
| Year 11 | 207 111 96 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 82.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 26.0% 36.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 13.9% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 55.0% 31.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.7% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 7.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |