Appleton Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 3 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bradford
Unique reference
145173
Address
Woodside Road, BD12 8AL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1249 (93% of total capacity)
Boys
51.8%
Girls
48.2%
First language not English
8.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
47.6%
Persistent absence
32.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.7%
Mixed 6.2%
Other White 3.8%
Pakistani 3.8%
African 2.2%
Other 2%
Unclassified 1.5%
Indian 1%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-1.8
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsAverage-0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 59%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 5%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award25
Music Studies (General)Technical Award35
Sports StudiesTechnical Award60
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award13
Health StudiesTechnical Award24
MultimediaTechnical Award33
ArabicGCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE23
BiologyGCSE30
ChemistryGCSE30
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Appleton Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
30
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
29
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
29
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher23.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
8
3
5
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
11
7
4
Reception, Full-time
39
22
17
Year 1
49
23
26
Year 2
46
18
28
Year 3
59
31
28
Year 4
57
24
33
Year 5
48
26
22
Year 6
49
27
22
Year 7
188
97
91
Year 8
187
105
82
Year 9
172
80
92
Year 10
165
94
71
Year 11
171
90
81
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
79.0%
84.7%
86.5%
Further education
53.0%
35.9%
34.7%
School sixth form
8.0%
37.6%
37.9%
Sixth form college
19.0%
10.5%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.6%
0.9%
Entering employment
9.0%
3.3%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
3.1%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
7.1%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.9%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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