Kirk Balk Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 22 2020 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
- Barnsley
- Unique reference
- 140979
- Address
- West Street, Hoyland, S74 9HX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1333 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 1.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.6%
- Persistent absence
- 27.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.9%
White British 94.6%
Mixed 1.9%
Other White 1.4%
Unclassified 1%
African 0.5%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.17
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.16
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 42%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.7
Local authority average 43.9
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.54
Local authority average 3.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 37 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 38 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 13 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 64 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 55 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 55 |
| English Language | GCSE | 255 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 255 |
Admissions
Kirk Balk Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 257
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 268
- 2nd preference
- 71
- 3rd preference
- 49
- From another Local Authority
- 12
Offers
- 1st preference
- 247
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 273 132 141 |
| Year 8 | 273 142 131 |
| Year 9 | 267 136 131 |
| Year 10 | 264 132 132 |
| Year 11 | 256 132 124 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 80.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 71.0% 67.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 8.8% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 3.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 8.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.4% 1.2% |