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Kirkby College

Tennyson Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, NG17 7DH

Secondary

Phase

809

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 31 August 2022 and continues as Outwood Academy Kirkby (URN 149429) (opened 1 September 2022). Its page carries this history forward.

GCSE Results

2021-22
Average Attainment 8
27.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
15.0%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
23.0%
Entering EBacc
27.0%
EBacc APS
2.3
Cohort Size
78

Destinations

After GCSE 2021-22

Sustained education/employment
91.0%
Continued in education
85.0%
Apprenticeships
1.0%
Employment
4.0%
Not sustained
7.0%

After A-Levels 2021-22

Sustained education/employment
68.0%
Higher education
14.0%
Apprenticeships
18.0%
Employment
23.0%
Not sustained
18.0%

Pupil Demographics

2021-22
Total Pupils
435
Boys
231 (53%)
Girls
204 (47%)
Capacity
809 (54% full)
SEND
25.8%
FSM Eligible
51.7%
EAL
4.1%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.3%
SEN Support
23.4%

Attendance & Absence

2021-22
Overall Absence Rate
13.0%
Persistent Absence
39.7%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2021-22
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  • White British: 91.0%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.5%
  • White Other: 2.3%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.9%
  • Black Caribbean: 0.9%
  • Black African: 0.7%
  • Asian Chinese: 0.5%
  • Other: 0.5%

91.0%

White British

2.5%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

2.3%

White Other

Contact & Location

Tennyson Street

Kirkby-in-Ashfield, East Midlands

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Administrative

URN
138481
UKPRN
10038099
Establishment No.
4008

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