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Sixth forms in and near Mirfield

All 1 sixth form in Mirfield, and the nearest just outside.

1 school in Mirfield

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  1. The Mirfield Free Grammar

    Mirfield, WF14 9EZ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Mirfield sixth forms average.

    197 first choices, 218 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1643.5

    Mirfield sixth forms 43.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.7%Mirfield sixth forms 8.7%
    Pupils
    1,300
    Pupils per teacher
    17.0
    View school The Mirfield Free Grammar

Just outside Mirfield

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Mirfield.

  1. Hollybank School

    1.1 miles from Mirfield · Special · All-through · Ages 2 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    17.8%
    Pupils
    43
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Hollybank School
  2. Ravenshall School

    1.9 miles from Mirfield · Special · All-through · Ages 5 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    8.6%
    Pupils
    212
    Pupils per teacher
    5.9
    View school Ravenshall School
  3. Heckmondwike Grammar School

    2.2 miles from Mirfield · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Grammar
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Mirfield sixth forms average, low absence.

    355 first choices, 207 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1678.9

    Mirfield sixth forms 43.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    3.6%Mirfield sixth forms 8.7%
    Pupils
    1,522
    Pupils per teacher
    19.3
    View school Heckmondwike Grammar School
  4. Brian Jackson College

    2.2 miles from Mirfield · Independent · Secondary · Ages 13 to 18

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –Mirfield sixth forms 8.7%
    Pupils
    74
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Brian Jackson College
The big picture

How Mirfield's sixth forms spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Ofsted grades in Mirfield

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 1
  • Good: 1 of 1
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 1
  • Inadequate: 0 of 1
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About these schools

Sixth forms in Mirfield, explained

There is 1 sixth forms in Mirfield, teaching 1,300 children. 0 are run by the council and 1 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Mirfield sixth forms scored an average Attainment 8 of 43.5 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

25.8% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,777 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 23.3% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many sixth forms are in Mirfield?
There are 1 sixth forms in Mirfield, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best sixth forms in Mirfield?
The highest-ranked sixth forms in Mirfield on Eduscope are The Mirfield Free Grammar. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are sixth forms in Mirfield ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Mirfield sixth forms?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across sixth forms in Mirfield is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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