Graham School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 27 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
- North Yorkshire
- Unique reference
- 146769
- Address
- Woodlands Drive, YO12 6QW
- Website
- https://gra.hslt.academy/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1045 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.8%
- Girls
- 53.2%
- First language not English
- 13.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.8%
- Persistent absence
- 40.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.1%
White British 78.3%
Unclassified 8%
Other White 5.3%
Mixed 3.4%
African 1.1%
Other 1.1%
Bangladeshi 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.42
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.4
Local authority average 46.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.23
Local authority average 4.15
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 6 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 29 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 19 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 17 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 11 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 156 |
Admissions
Graham School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 224
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 129
- 2nd preference
- 112
- 3rd preference
- 50
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 129
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 8
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 253 120 133 |
| Year 8 | 211 94 117 |
| Year 9 | 174 89 85 |
| Year 10 | 196 97 99 |
| Year 11 | 211 89 122 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 84.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 31.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 40.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 44.0% 11.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.3% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 3.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |