Manor Croft Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Kirklees
Old Bank Road, Dewsbury, WF12 7DW
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 08/11/2022
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
89.1%
32.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,032
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,050 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
193 of 231 families who put it first got an offer
204
Places offered
405
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 231 | 193 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 105 | 10 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 69 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Total | 405 | 204 | 50% |
1st preference success by year
Kirklees lets families list 3 preferences. 13 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kion Nikoumaram
- Address
- Old Bank Road, Dewsbury, WF12 7DW
- Phone
- 01924325230
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Ward / constituency
- Dewsbury East · Dewsbury and Batley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139076
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 39% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 18% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
1,032 pupils · 1,050 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
08 November 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,083 pupils
Attendance
89.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.25 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 49% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.19 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 54.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 70.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 37.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.31 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 197 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 190 | 33% | 71% | 78% | |
| Mathematics | 189 | 21% | 60% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 188 | 21% | 61% | 74% | |
| Art and Design | 127 | 13% | 60% | 88% | |
| Combined Science | 123 | 9% | 46% | 64% | |
| History | 91 | 26% | 60% | 75% | |
| French | 71 | 45% | 96% | 100% | |
| Geography | 70 | 33% | 61% | 77% | |
| Biology | 55 | 47% | 98% | 98% | |
| Physics | 54 | 48% | 98% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 54 | 43% | 96% | 100% | |
| Design & Technology | 30 | 10% | 30% | 53% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kirklees council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.