Royds Hall, A Share Academy

Type Other schools
Age Range 3-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Luck Lane
Paddock
Huddersfield
HD3 4HA
Phone 01484463366
Reference Number 146327

Description

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Royds Hall Academy, located in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, is a mixed secondary school that caters to pupils aged 11–16. Established in 1921, the academy enjoys a rich history embedded in the local community, with the original mansion — Royds Hall — serving as a military hospital during the First World War before becoming a comprehensive school in 1963. The school features a trust—SHARE Multi Academy Trust—and is listed with the Department for Education under the Unique Reference Number (URN) 146327.

The school grounds offer a fully equipped learning environment, with its administrative headquarters situated at Luck Lane, Huddersfield, HD3 4HA. Royds Hall Academy is divided into houses named after influential historical figures such as Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Emily Pankhurst, and Harold Wilson. It has nearly 900 students as enrolled as of the last available data.

Royds Hall Academy collaborates with some of Huddersfield’s iconic figures, including those in notable professions such as French literature scholar Robert Baldick, academics like J Margaret Evans, and prominent figures in politics like Harold Wilson, who was the former leader of the Labour Party and UK prime minister. The academy strives for academic and personal excellence, and its ethos embraces a color scheme of navy and purple.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1244
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.25%
Girls: 47.75%

Year Groups

Year Number of pupils
1 39
2 71
3 49
4 50
5 54
6 81
7 175
8 173
9 176
10 160
11 172

Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-05-11
Date Description Report
2023-03-13 School inspection: School inspection:

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education
Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
40.2 Upgrade Upgrade

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 31% Upgrade Upgrade
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 49% Upgrade Upgrade

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
0.2 Upgrade Upgrade

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

GCSE Results

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 52% Upgrade Upgrade
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0% Upgrade Upgrade

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 102 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths 103 Upgrade Upgrade

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -2.1 Upgrade Upgrade
Writing -1.3 Upgrade Upgrade
Maths -1.3 Upgrade Upgrade

How many students meet the standards

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 31 3
Third Preference 23 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

2023 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Upgrade Upgrade
Second Preference 205 25
Third Preference 121 5
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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