Kirkby College, Kirkby-in-Ashfield

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'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2021.

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Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2021. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

Kirkby College

Tennyson Street, Kirkby-in-Ashfield NG17 7DH

https://www.kirkbycollege.org.uk/

Kirkby College is a non-selective academy. It has about 440 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In November 2021 the school was rated ‘Inadequate’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Admissions and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Attainment and Destinations.

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Other schools nearby

Overall scores for nearby schools are shown. Hover over the circles to see school names; click on them to go the corresponding school pages. Use the button on the left to personalise these scores based on your own priorities.

Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.3		Ashfield Comprehensive School
1.9		Sutton Community Academy
2.7		Quarrydale Academy
3.1		Selston High School
3.6		Frederick Gent School
3.9		The National CofE Academy
4.0		All Saints Catholic Voluntary Academy
4.2		Queen Elizabeth's Academy
4.3		The Brunts Academy
4.6		The Holgate Academy
4.6		Samworth Church Academy
5.3		The Joseph Whitaker School

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Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is very high. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is very high.

Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress up to age 16 is poor. Destinations at 16 are below average. Progress at 16-18 is poor. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are poor.

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

Destinations: Poor. The proportions of students going on to education, training or work at the ages of 16 and 18 are both very low.

Sixth form: Poor. Attainment, progress and destinations are all poor.

Progress: Poor. Progress up to the ages of 16 and 18 are both poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: Poor. Attainment at the ages of 16 and 18 are both poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2019

No A-level data

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