Newsome Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 6 2024 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
- 147888
- Address
- Castle Avenue, Newsome, HD4 6JN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 753 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 26.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45%
- Persistent absence
- 21.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.0%
White British 41.6%
African 13.8%
Pakistani 12.6%
Mixed 10.2%
Other White 7.8%
Unclassified 2.8%
Other Asian 2.5%
Caribbean 2.4%
Other 2%
Bangladeshi 1.6%
Other Black 0.9%
Indian 0.8%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.18
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 55%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41
Local authority average 46.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.75
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 27 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 19 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 26 |
| Biology | GCSE | 30 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 2 |
| English Language | GCSE | 99 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 99 |
Admissions
Newsome Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 154
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 115
- 2nd preference
- 144
- 3rd preference
- 95
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 115
- 2nd preference
- 23
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 167 101 66 |
| Year 8 | 150 71 79 |
| Year 9 | 144 75 69 |
| Year 10 | 147 70 77 |
| Year 11 | 145 63 82 |