Royds Hall, A Share Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 13 2023 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
Kirklees
Unique reference
146327
Address
Luck Lane, Paddock, HD3 4HA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1221 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
52.7%
Girls
47.3%
First language not English
29.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
42.5%
Persistent absence
17.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 39.8%
Pakistani 26.1%
Mixed 12%
African 6.2%
Other Asian 5.8%
Other 3.7%
Other White 2.2%
Indian 1.5%
Unclassified 1.3%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
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-2.1
WritingAverage-1.3
MathsAverage-1.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 52%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
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
Health StudiesTechnical Award40
Speech & DramaTechnical Award14
ArabicGCSE3
Art & DesignGCSE42
BiologyGCSE30
ChemistryGCSE30
ChineseGCSE2
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE1
Design & TechnologyGCSE39
English LanguageGCSE166
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Royds Hall, A Share Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
126
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
99
2nd preference
203
3rd preference
132
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
99
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes24.6
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
38
20
18
Year 1
48
23
25
Year 2
46
23
23
Year 3
71
41
30
Year 4
59
30
29
Year 5
51
30
21
Year 6
59
35
24
Year 7
173
85
88
Year 8
173
89
84
Year 9
174
100
74
Year 10
172
87
85
Year 11
157
80
77
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
85.8%
86.5%
Further education
36.0%
29.6%
34.7%
School sixth form
0.0%
16.0%
37.9%
Sixth form college
53.0%
39.9%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.4%
0.9%
Entering employment
3.0%
3.6%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
4.5%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
5.3%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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