Vale of York Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 14 2019 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.hslt.academy/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 714 (71% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.7%
- Girls
- 47.3%
- First language not English
- 8.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.5%
- Persistent absence
- 32.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.7%
White British 82.1%
Other White 7.3%
Mixed 2.6%
African 2.2%
Other Asian 1.4%
Irish Traveller 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Indian 0.6%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.1
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 33%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 50%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.7
Local authority average 49.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.69
Local authority average 4.38
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 17 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
| Dance | GCSE | 3 |
| English Language | GCSE | 107 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 107 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| French | GCSE | 36 |
Admissions
Vale of York Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 148
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 145
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 18
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 141
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- 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 | 130 64 66 |
| Year 8 | 148 76 72 |
| Year 9 | 145 80 65 |
| Year 10 | 148 76 72 |
| Year 11 | 143 80 63 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 86.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 70.0% 41.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 43.4% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 4.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.4% 1.0% |