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
- 19.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.3%
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%
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
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 20 |
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 34 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 60 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 49 |
| Biology | GCSE | 80 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 74 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 236 |
Admissions
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 246
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 235
- 2nd preference
- 204
- 3rd preference
- 85
- From another Local Authority
- 79
Offers
- 1st preference
- 226
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.9 |
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 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 85.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 37.0% 29.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 8.0% 16.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 32.0% 39.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 4.5% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 5.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |