Southgate School 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 12/03/2015. 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 8.5%, which is 4.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Southfield Road, Huddersfield

School Information

Address: Southfield Road, Huddersfield, HD5 8TG
Website: www.southgateschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01484504544
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Evans
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107801

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 12/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 164
Number of Pupils: 161
Number of Boys: 116
Number of Girls: 45

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 25.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -8.3 Confidence interval -12.4 to -4.3
Writing
Well Below Average: -8.4 Confidence interval -12 to -4.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -9.9 Confidence interval -13.4 to -6.3

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:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.63 Confidence interval -2.33 to -0.94
Of the 15 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 13 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:0.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.03
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hill View Academy
Fernside Avenue , Almondbury HD5 8YE 		- not rated 497 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School
Longcroft , Almondbury HD5 8XW 		3out of 4 1,004 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Dalton School
Mayfield Avenue , Dalton HD5 9HN 		3out of 4 1,329 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Huddersfield)
Grosvenor Road , Dalton HD5 9HU 		3out of 4 1,373 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Lowerhouses CofE (Voluntary Controlled) Junior Infant and Early Years School
Lowerhouses Lane , Almondbury HD5 8JY 		3out of 4 1,650 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King James's School
St Helen's Gate , Almondbury HD4 6SG 		3out of 4 866 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Netherhall Learning Campus High School
Netherhall Avenue , Rawthorpe HD5 9PG 		3out of 4 2,564 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kirklees College
Manchester Road , HD1 3LD 		- not rated 3,269 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Southgate School
Southfield Road , Almondbury HD5 8TG 		3out of 4 0 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Woodley School and College
Dog Kennel Bank , HD5 8JE 		3out of 4 2,035 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Huddersfield
Lockside , Queensgate HD1 3DH 		- not rated 2,736 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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