Woldgate School and Sixth Form College

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 2 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
East Riding of Yorkshire
Unique reference
143588
Address
92 Kilnwick Road, Pocklington, YO42 2LL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1218 (85% of total capacity)
Boys
51.8%
Girls
48.2%
First language not English
4.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
14.6%
Persistent absence
24.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91.3%
Other White 3.4%
Unclassified 2.3%
Mixed 2%
Indian 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 39%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 46%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 46.9
Local authority average 44.9
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.27
Local authority average 3.98
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignGCSE30
BiologyGCSE72
Business Studies:SingleGCSE86
ChemistryGCSE72
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE25
Design & TechnologyGCSE48
English LanguageGCSE217
English LiteratureGCSE213
FrenchGCSE25
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Woldgate School and Sixth Form College

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
194
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
178
2nd preference
48
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
178
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.2
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
181
94
87
Year 8
218
113
105
Year 9
214
109
105
Year 10
224
120
104
Year 11
223
110
113
Year 12
79
43
36
Year 13
79
42
37
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
83.0%
85.5%
Further education
42.0%
34.7%
36.9%
School sixth form
45.0%
24.3%
35.2%
Sixth form college
2.0%
22.9%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
1.2%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
4.2%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
6.1%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
5.2%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
1.5%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
74.0%
51.8%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
35.0%
12.5%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
4.0%
4.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
6.0%
1.6%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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