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Secondary with sixth form

Woodkirk Academy

SecondaryPost 16

Leeds · Wakefield · WF3 1JQ http://www.woodkirkacademy.co.uk/

Pupils
1,775
cap. 1,785
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
78%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
62%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
52.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
74%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1414.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,775
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
78%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
62%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
52.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
74%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1414.3
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,775
Pupils · 2024/25
9%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/03/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLeeds
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.7:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Woodkirk Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Leeds

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
78%
+1pp
84%77%69%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
62%
+6pp
69%60%51%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
Attainment 8
52.8
+3.0
55.352.048.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 52.8
EBacc entry
74%
+1pp
74%67%60%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 74%
EBacc APS
1414.3
-38.2
1570.81453.41336.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1414.3
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
38.4
+2.2
38.434.931.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38.4
A-level value added
+0.34
+0.3
+0.3+0.1-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.3
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
26%
+10pp
27%18%9%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 27%
Average A-level grade
B
0
BC+C
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B
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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,775
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
9%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
9%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Rein Road, Tingley, Wakefield, WF3 1JQ
Local authority
Leeds
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSEBacc lang entryCohort
2024/2578%62%52.8Not applicable74%1414.374%1,775
2023/2477%57%49.8+0.1573%1452.574%1,799
2022/2369%51%48.7+0.1968%1336.169%1,847
2021/2284%69%55.3+0.4864%1570.864%1,862
2018/1973%53%51.5+0.3260%1341.761%1,856
2017/1878%55%51.0+0.2358%1333.259%1,870
2016/1770%51%52.9+0.5664%64%1,869

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2538.4B+0.3426%150
2023/2436.2B-+0.0816%151
2022/2331.3C12%164
2021/2234.6C+20%166
2018/1934.1C++0.149%180
2017/1830.7C-0.078%190
2016/1727.6C--0.0612%197

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,77517.59%9%21%7%20%
2023/241,79917.410%8%22%9%25%
2022/231,84716.87%7%22%10%26%
2021/221,86218.27%7%22%9%26%
2020/211,85718.07%7%18%
2018/191,85616.75%8%21%4%11%
2017/181,87017.05%7%21%4%9%
2016/171,86916.75%7%21%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.