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
- 801 (86% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 27.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 45.8%
- Persistent absence
- 18.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.1%
White British 40.3%
African 16.2%
Pakistani 11.4%
Mixed 10.8%
Other White 6.4%
Other Asian 3.6%
Unclassified 3%
Other 2.7%
Caribbean 2%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Indian 0.9%
Other Black 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44
Local authority average 46.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.01
Local authority average 4.05
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 48 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 23 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 23 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 3 |
| English Language | GCSE | 136 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 135 |
| French | GCSE | 80 |
Admissions
Newsome Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 149
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 117
- 2nd preference
- 127
- 3rd preference
- 106
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 117
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 177 95 82 |
| Year 8 | 176 104 72 |
| Year 9 | 154 74 80 |
| Year 10 | 148 74 74 |
| Year 11 | 146 68 78 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 84.7% 85.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 35.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 16.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 41.0% 33.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 5.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.8% 3.0% |