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Manor Croft Academy
Secondary
Old Bank Road, Dewsbury, WF127DW
019 2432 5230


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
833

Manor Croft Academy is an Academy (Academy sponsor led). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 900. The school was last rated as Good by Ofsted on 14 Sep 2017.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 30% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
408 boys and 425 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
20
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
32.3%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
15.5%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
19.3%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
10%
EHC PLAN
1.3%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
52.1
Local Authority
45.3
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
53%
Local Authority
43%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 21% 37% 40%
EBacc average point score 4.29 3.95 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

14 Sep 2017

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective Yes




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 367
Of which first preference applications 192
Of which second preference applications 100
Of which third preference applications 75
Total offers made 207
Of which first preference offers 175
Of which second preference offers 25
Of which third preference offers 7




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
92%
Local Authority
95%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 80% 86% 87%
Staying in employment 6% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 7% 6% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 7% 5% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
7
GREEN SPACE
7
ENVIRONMENT
4
SAFETY
3
PROPERTY
£128,000 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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