Vale of York Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 4 2025 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
- York
- Unique reference
- 143864
- Address
- Rawcliffe Drive, Clifton Without, YO30 6ZS
- Website
- https://voy.hlt.academy/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 701 (74% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 7.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.5%
- Persistent absence
- 30.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.4%
White British 81.3%
Other White 6.6%
Mixed 3.7%
African 2.7%
Other Asian 1.6%
Irish Traveller 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Indian 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Pakistani 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.3
Local authority average 50.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.84
Local authority average 4.53
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 40 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 4 |
| Biology | GCSE | 45 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 78 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 45 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 142 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 141 |
Admissions
Vale of York Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 143
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 141 65 76 |
| Year 8 | 127 63 64 |
| Year 9 | 148 76 72 |
| Year 10 | 144 81 63 |
| Year 11 | 141 68 73 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 83.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 73.0% 42.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 7.0% 40.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 3.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 6.4% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.3% 3.0% |