Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
No rating
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Kirklees
Unique reference
149162
Address
Turnsteads Avenue, BD19 3AQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1232 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
52.2%
Girls
47.8%
First language not English
5.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
23.5%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 85.1%
Mixed 5.5%
Other White 2.7%
Pakistani 1.6%
Unclassified 1.6%
Indian 1.1%
African 0.6%
Chinese 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.39
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.11
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 26%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 35%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43
Local authority average 46.6
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.65
Local authority average 4.03
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignTechnical Award37
Health StudiesTechnical Award40
Speech & DramaTechnical Award32
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE72
BiologyGCSE51
ChemistryGCSE49
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE25
English LanguageGCSE237
English LiteratureGCSE233
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE45
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
246
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
235
2nd preference
204
3rd preference
85
From another Local Authority
79
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
226
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
14
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 classes24.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
248
119
129
Year 8
251
137
114
Year 9
249
130
119
Year 10
244
132
112
Year 11
240
125
115
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
76.0%
85.0%
85.6%
Further education
48.0%
31.0%
35.4%
School sixth form
8.0%
17.3%
36.6%
Sixth form college
20.0%
36.2%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
6.0%
3.9%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
8.0%
4.4%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
9.0%
6.2%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.6%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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