Newsome Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 7 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%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award27
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award19
Speech & DramaTechnical Award12
ArabicGCSE2
Art & DesignGCSE26
BiologyGCSE30
ChemistryGCSE30
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE2
English LanguageGCSE99
English LiteratureGCSE99
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Newsome Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
154
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
115
2nd preference
144
3rd preference
95
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
115
2nd preference
23
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 classes22.8
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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