Joseph Norton Academy is a school located in Huddersfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 17/04/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.3%, which is 2.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Busker Lane, Huddersfield

School Information

Address: Busker Lane, Huddersfield, HD8 9JU
Website: www.josephnorton.co.uk
Telephone: 01484868218
School Type: Academy special converter
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Trudie Southward
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143227

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 17/04/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity:
Number of Pupils: 61
Number of Boys: 61
Number of Girls: 0

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 24.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -5.6 Confidence interval -9.4 to -1.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -9 Confidence interval -12.5 to -5.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -5.9 Confidence interval -9.2 to -2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:90
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:88
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -2.28 Confidence interval -3.12 to -1.44
Of the 9 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 9 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:57%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:10.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.85
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Scissett Church of England Academy
Wakefield Road , Scissett HD8 9HR 		4out of 4 439 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Skelmanthorpe Academy
Elm Street , Skelmanthorpe HD8 9DZ 		2out of 4 1,234 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Kaye's First and Nursery School
Holmfield , Clayton West HD8 9LZ 		3out of 4 1,512 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Aidan's Church of England Academy
Smithy Close , Skelmanthorpe HD8 9DQ 		3out of 4 1,514 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Denby Dale First and Nursery School
Gilthwaites Lane , Denby Dale HD8 8SG 		3out of 4 1,942 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Shelley College, A Share Academy
Huddersfield Road , Shelley HD8 8NL 		4out of 4 2,580 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Scissett Middle School
Wakefield Road , Scissett HD8 9JX 		3out of 4 302 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Joseph Norton Academy
Busker Lane , Scissett HD8 9JU 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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