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Silcoates School

All-through · Mixed · Ages 2–18 · Independent school

Silcoates Lane, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF2 0PD · silcoates.org.uk · 01924 291614

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Overview

Inspection
ISI
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
A levels, 2024/25
B-
average result (35.4 points per entry)
Pupils
517
65% of 800 places
Local authority
Wakefield
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery class
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.4 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 31.1 (England 46.3)31.12017/18: 30.8 (England 46.5)30.82018/19: 27.8 (England 46.7)27.82021/22: 33.5 (England 48.8)33.52022/23: 35.9 (England 46.3)35.92023/24: 36.8 (England 45.9)36.82024/25: 30.5 (England 46.0)30.5England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼30.546.0
▼0.0%45.4%
▼0.0%64.8%
▼0.0%40.5%
▼1.244.09

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 35.7 (England 30.5)B-2016/17: 34.2 (England 31.1)C+2017/18: 33.1 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 33.2 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 41.3 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 34.4 (England 34.2)C+2023/24: 36.7 (England 34.4)B-2024/25: 35.4 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
31 studentsB- (35.4)Average -0.02
31 studentsB- (35.6)Average -0.01
6 studentsDist- (32)Average -0.07
10.3%AAB or better
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2445B- (36.7)+0.09
2022/2330C+ (34.4)—
2021/2232B (41.3)—
2018/1924C+ (33.2)+0.22
2017/1857C+ (33.1)+0.12
2016/1760C+ (34.2)+0.12
2015/1650B- (35.7)+0.17

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University66.7−11.4
Other education2.3—
Apprenticeship2.4−3.9
Employment21.4+12
Not in a lasting destination4.8−1.5
Activity not captured2.4—

ISI

Silcoates School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.

Standards
Not recorded
Inspected
6 December 2024
Non-routine inspection

Inspection reports

Previously: standards met, routine inspection, Jan 2024

Earlier inspections

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