Minsthorpe Community College, A Specialist Science College is a secondary school located in Pontefract. 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 05/03/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.4%, which is 2.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Minsthorpe Lane, Pontefract, WF9 2UJ
Website: http://minsthorpe.cc
Telephone: 01977657600
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mark Gilmore/ Rachael Merritt
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137011

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1755
Number of Pupils: 1601
Number of Boys: 804
Number of Girls: 797

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 19.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.07 Confidence interval -0.24 to 0.09
Of the 239 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 236 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:39%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:35%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.48
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ash Grove Primary Academy
Ash Grove , South Elmsall WF9 2TF 		1out of 4 518 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Moorthorpe Primary (J and I ) School
Regent Street , Moorthorpe WF9 2BL 		3out of 4 1,118 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School
Carlton Road , South Elmsall WF9 2QQ 		2out of 4 1,122 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe
Barnsley Road , Moorthorpe WF9 2BP 		3out of 4 1,220 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Northfield Primary School: With Communication Resource
Northfield Lane , South Kirkby WF9 3LY 		2out of 4 2,212 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Minsthorpe Community College, A Specialist Science College
Minsthorpe Lane , South Elmsall WF9 2UJ 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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