Woodkirk Academy is a secondary school located in Wakefield. 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 14/11/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Rein Road, Wakefield

School Information

Address: Rein Road, Wakefield, WF3 1JQ
Website: http://www.woodkirkacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01138873600
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Leeds
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Timothy Jones
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137383

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1785
Number of Pupils: 1857
Number of Boys: 938
Number of Girls: 919

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.32 Confidence interval 0.17 to 0.46
Of the 289 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 285 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:60%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:53%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:51.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.64
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Westerton Primary Academy
Hesketh Lane , Tingley WF3 1AR 		4out of 4 839 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Blackgates Primary Academy
Smithy Lane , Tingley WF3 1QQ 		1out of 4 1,522 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Hill Top Primary Academy
Batley Road , West Ardsley WF3 1HD 		3out of 4 1,751 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Fountain Primary School
Fountain Street , Morley LS27 0AW 		2out of 4 2,071 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Morley Newlands Academy
Wide Lane , Morley LS27 8PG 		4out of 4 2,201 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Morley Academy
Fountain Street , Morley LS27 0PD 		4out of 4 2,141 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bruntcliffe Academy
Bruntcliffe Lane , Morley LS27 0LZ 		3out of 4 3,137 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queenswood School
Queen Street , Morley LS27 9EB 		- not rated 2,003 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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