The Mirfield Free Grammar is a secondary school located in Mirfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 01/11/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Kitson Hill Road, Mirfield, WF14 9EZ
Website: http://www.themfg.co.uk
Telephone: 01924483660
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sarah Berry
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136674

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 01/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1505
Number of Pupils: 1461
Number of Boys: 734
Number of Girls: 727

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -0.57 to -0.24
Of the 231 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 231 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:22%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:40%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.82
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Old Bank Academy
Taylor Hall Lane , WF14 0HW 		- not rated 417 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Battyeford CofE (VC) Primary School
Nab Lane , WF14 9QH 		3out of 4 678 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School
Wellhouse Lane , WF14 0BE 		3out of 4 1,001 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Springfield Park , WF14 9PD 		4out of 4 1,580 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Roberttown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Church Road , Roberttown WF15 8BE 		4out of 4 1,734 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Kitson Hill Road , WF14 9EZ 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Castle Hall Academy
Richard Thorpe Avenue , WF14 9PH 		1out of 4 1,272 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Spen Valley High School
Roberttown Lane , WF15 7LX 		3out of 4 2,270 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hollybank School
Roe Head , Far Common Road WF14 0DQ 		4out of 4 956 yd Non-maintained special school Yes Mixed More About School
Mill Cottage Montessori School
Wakefield Road , HD6 4HA 		- not rated 3,150 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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