Manor Croft Academy
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| Motto | Transforming Lives Through Education |
|---|---|
| Established | 1955 (As Earlsheaton Secondary Modern) |
| Type | Comprehensive |
| Principal | Andy Barnett |
| Chair Of Governors | Mervyn McCrory |
| Location |
Old Bank Road Dewsbury West Yorkshire WF12 7DW England 53°41′38″N 1°36′56″W / 53.69399°N 1.61552°WCoordinates: 53°41′38″N 1°36′56″W / 53.69399°N 1.61552°W |
| DfE number | 382/4002 |
| DfE URN | 139076 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Staff | 78 |
| Students | 621 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Colours | Black & Blue |
| Website |
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Manor Croft Academy is a smaller than average coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in the town of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England.
The school opened in 1955 as Earlsheaton Secondary Modern. In 2003 the school gained specialist Technology College status, and was renamed Earlsheaton Technology College. The school converted to academy status in September 2013, became part of the School Partnership Academies Trust (SPTA) and was renamed Manor Croft Academy.
The school mainly draws its pupils from within a 10-mile radius in which there are areas of significant social and economic deprivation. Most pupils start school with lower than average levels of attainment, and a higher than average proportion of students are supported by the Pupil Premium. The number of pupils with learning difficulties and/or disabilities is average. Most students are from White British backgrounds; the proportion from minority ethnic backgrounds is below average but increasing steadily [1]
Ofsted Inspections
The Schools first ever Section 5 Ofsted Inspection was conducted in 2015 where the school was judged to "require improvement". [2]
In January 2016 a Section 8 Monitoring Inspection was carried out by Ofsted and found the school had made "significant improvements" since the Section 5 Ofsted Inspection in 2015.[2]
Performance
GCSE results
Percentage of pupils with the equivalent of five or more GCSEs grade C or above including English and Mathematics: [3]
- 2015 37%
- 2014 39% First Year as Manor Croft Academy
Current School Ranking's
Dewsbury: 7th out of 7 schools[4] Kirklees: 27th out of 29 schools[5]
Extracurricular activities
Trips organised by the school have included; Ski Trips To Andorra, Geography Camps to Caernarfon in Wales and Annual trips to Paris & Alton Towers. As part of the schools rewards and incentives programme pupils can participate in these trips and events based upon achieving certain targets including; good attendance, good behaviour and good academic performance.