Woldgate School and Sixth Form College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · East Riding of Yorkshire
92 Kilnwick Road, York, YO42 2LL
73
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.7%
25.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,167
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
1,100 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
178 of 178 families who put it first got an offer
194
Places offered
239
Total applications
1.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 178 | 178 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 48 | 13 | ● 27% |
| 3rd preference | 13 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 239 | 191 | 80% |
1st preference success by year
East Riding of Yorkshire lets families list 3 preferences. 4 applications came from outside the council area (1 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lauren Adams
- Address
- 92 Kilnwick Road, Pocklington, York, YO42 2LL
- Phone
- 01759302395
- Local authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Ward / constituency
- Pocklington Provincial · Goole and Pocklington
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143588
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 16% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WONDER LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
1,167 pupils · 1,100 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
26 February 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,086 pupils
Attendance
90.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
25.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
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 | 50.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.35 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.63 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.26 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 45.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 39.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.27 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 221 | — |
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.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.69 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 12.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 75 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 218 | 28% | 58% | 73% | |
| English Language | 217 | 16% | 48% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 213 | 13% | 46% | 67% | |
| History | 149 | 27% | 58% | 67% | |
| Combined Science | 143 | 1% | 24% | 50% | |
| Geography | 93 | 27% | 55% | 66% | |
| Business | 86 | 20% | 45% | 57% | |
| Biology | 72 | 39% | 93% | 99% | |
| Physics | 72 | 39% | 96% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 72 | 38% | 92% | 100% | |
| Religious Studies | 69 | 16% | 45% | 54% | |
| Spanish | 67 | 19% | 42% | 66% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 21 | 14% | 29% | 38% | |
| Sociology | 20 | 0% | 20% | 60% | |
| History | 18 | 11% | 39% | 72% | |
| Biology | 17 | 6% | 29% | 35% | |
| Psychology | 15 | 7% | 27% | 47% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 14 | 0% | 7% | 14% | |
| Physics | 12 | 0% | 8% | 17% | |
| Chemistry | 10 | 0% | 10% | 20% | |
| English Literature | 10 | 0% | 10% | 10% | |
| Spanish | 8 | 13% | 75% | 88% | |
| Geography | 8 | 0% | 25% | 75% | |
| Business Studies | 7 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #147 of 1,030 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13548: Woldgate School and Sixth Form College, Pocklington
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 50% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 52% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
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 East Riding of Yorkshire 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.