Whitcliffe Mount School, Cleckheaton

At age 16 (%)

No data for age 18

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2021.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2021. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

Whitcliffe Mount School

Turnsteads Avenue, Cleckheaton BD19 3AQ

https://www.whitcliffemount.co.uk/

Whitcliffe Mount School is a non-selective secondary school maintained by the local authority (Kirklees). It has about 1,250 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. In September 2017 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Relative weaknesses include Environment and Admissions.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.9		BBG Academy
2.0		Spen Valley High School
2.1		Appleton Academy
2.5		Lightcliffe Academy
2.7		Heckmondwike Grammar School
2.9		Tong Leadership Academy
2.9		Brighouse High School
2.9		The Mirfield Free Grammar
3.3		Rastrick High School
3.4		Batley Girls High School
3.5		Bradford Academy
3.6		Castle Hall Academy

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Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is poor. Destinations at 16 are about average. There is no information for students aged 16-18.

Attendance: Below average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both quite high.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Attainment: Below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high and the offer rate is quite low. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Destinations: Below average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite low.

Progress: Below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.

Sixth form: There is no sixth form at this school.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2019

No A-level data

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