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Whitcliffe Mount

Officially Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy

Turnsteads Avenue, Cleckheaton, BD19 3AQ

Local ranking17th of 27 secondary schools in Kirklees
Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1250

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Whitcliffe Mount School (URN 107780) since 1 July 2022. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
42.7 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
44.5% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
62.8% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
59.1% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
3.9 nat4.1
Cohort Size
247

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
89.0%
Continued in education
78.0%
Apprenticeships
8.0%
Employment
4.0%
Not sustained
8.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1244
Boys
668 (54%)
Girls
576 (46%)
Capacity
1250 (100% full)
SEND
20.3%
FSM Eligible
27.1%
EAL
6.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.5%
SEN Support
18.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
68.6
Budget per Pupil
£7,075/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
22.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

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

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 85.8%
  • White Other: 3.3%
  • Asian Pakistani: 2.4%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.3%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.9%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 0.9%
  • Mixed Other: 0.9%
  • Asian Indian: 0.7%

85.8%

White British

3.3%

White Other

2.4%

Asian Pakistani

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01274851152
whitcliffe.office@sharemat.co.uk
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Turnsteads Avenue

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire and the Humber

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Administrative

URN
149162
UKPRN
10090607
Establishment No.
4500
Trust
SHARE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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