SCHOOL PROFILE

Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy

Secondary Academy converter URN 149162
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,250 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 16 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

5 March 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Kirklees
Trust SHARE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 1,228 1,228 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 585 47.6% of pupils
Male pupils 643 52.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.8%
1.0 pts above England
School 25.8%
Kirklees 27.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.1%
15.2 pts below England
School 5.1%
Kirklees 22.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.3%
0.3 pts above England
School 1.3%
Kirklees 0.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.5%
1,050
Any other White background
2.6%
32
White and Asian
2.4%
30
White and Black Caribbean
2.0%
25
Pakistani
1.6%
20
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.8% 268 of 1,228 pupils
1.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.8%
Kirklees 20.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.9% 244 pupils
England 14.8% 5.1 pts above
EHC plans 2.0% 24 pupils
England 6.0% 4.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 97
Specific learning difficulty 63
Moderate learning difficulty 37
Autistic spectrum disorder 20
No specialist assessment yet 14
Speech, language & communication 13

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

42.7 3.5 pts above England
School 42.7
Kirklees 42.7
Yorkshire and The Humber 39.9
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 44.5% England 36.0% 8.5 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 62.8% England 51.4% 11.4 pts above England
EBacc entry 59.1% England 30.6% 28.5 pts above England
EBacc average point score 3.89 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: 0.13 · 2023/24

Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.44%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.23 pts higher than England
School 7.44%
Kirklees 6.10%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

22.57%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.76 pts higher than England
School 22.57%
Kirklees 15.51%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.93%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.12 pts higher than England
School 2.93%
Kirklees 1.53%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open secondary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

98.2% 5.9 pts above England
Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy
98.2%
Kirklees
99.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber
91.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information