Lady Lumley's Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 9 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Unique reference
148602
Address
Swainsea Lane, YO18 8NG

Pupils

Number of Pupils
716 (70% of total capacity)
Boys
50.0%
Girls
50.0%
First language not English
1.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.6%
Persistent absence
26.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 90.1%
Unclassified 6%
Other White 1.8%
Mixed 1.2%
Other Asian 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 33%
Local authority average 38%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 70%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 52.7
Local authority average 46.5
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 4.67
Local authority average 4.11
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award23
Health StudiesTechnical Award48
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE42
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE15
Design & TechnologyGCSE42
English LanguageGCSE138
English LiteratureGCSE138
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE33
FrenchGCSE46
GeographyGCSE87
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Lady Lumley's School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
111
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
105
2nd preference
47
3rd preference
33
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
105
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.2
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
115
59
56
Year 8
124
60
64
Year 9
142
67
75
Year 10
123
67
56
Year 11
142
70
72
Year 12
18
8
10
Year 13
52
27
25
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
81.0%
83.3%
85.5%
Further education
20.0%
35.2%
36.9%
School sixth form
38.0%
34.8%
35.2%
Sixth form college
23.0%
12.9%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
Entering employment
5.0%
4.7%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
5.1%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
4.9%
5.7%
Destination unknown
2.0%
2.0%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
53.0%
65.0%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
17.0%
28.6%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.8%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
4.0%
2.0%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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