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Best Secondary schools in Wakefield

Top 20 by latest Ofsted graded judgements.

Summary

Outstanding: 3 Good: 12 Requires improvement: 3 Inadequate: 0
Earliest inspection
18 Oct 2011
Latest inspection
9 Jun 2024

These rankings use each school’s latest graded Ofsted inspection. Ungraded visits do not replace the most recent graded judgement.

  • 1.
    Trinity Academy Cathedral
    Secondary • Academy converter • Wakefield • WF2 8QF

    Last inspected on 19 Jul 2022 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 2.
    De Lacy Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Knottingley • WF11 0BZ

    Last inspected on 5 Jul 2022 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 3.
    Castleford Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Castleford • WF10 4JQ

    Last inspected on 11 Nov 2019 – graded Outstanding by Ofsted.

    Outstanding
  • 4.
    Outwood Grange Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Wakefield • WF1 2PF

    Last inspected on 9 Jun 2024 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 5.
    Crofton Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Wakefield • WF4 1NF

    Last inspected on 25 Sep 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 6.
    St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Wakefield • WF2 6EQ

    Last inspected on 24 May 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 7.
    Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
    Secondary • Academy converter • Ossett • WF5 0DG

    Last inspected on 19 Feb 2023 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 8.
    The King's School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Pontefract • WF8 4JF

    Last inspected on 27 Nov 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 9.
    Outwood Academy City Fields
    Secondary • Academy converter • Wakefield • WF1 4SF

    Last inspected on 5 May 2022 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 10.
    Horbury Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Wakefield • WF4 5HE

    Last inspected on 31 Dec 2021 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 11.
    Carleton High School
    Secondary • Academy converter • Pontefract • WF8 3NW

    Last inspected on 10 Sep 2019 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 12.
    The Featherstone Academy
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Pontefract • WF7 5AJ

    Last inspected on 6 Mar 2017 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 13.
    Minsthorpe Community College
    Secondary • Academy converter • Pontefract • WF9 2UJ

    Last inspected on 1 Apr 2014 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 14.
    St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Pontefract • WF7 6BD

    Last inspected on 23 Apr 2012 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 15.
    Kettlethorpe High School
    Secondary • Community school • Wakefield • WF2 7EL

    Last inspected on 18 Oct 2011 – graded Good by Ofsted.

    Good
  • 16.
    Airedale Academy
    Secondary • Academy converter • Castleford • WF10 3JU

    Last inspected on 19 Mar 2024 – graded Requires improvement by Ofsted.

    Requires improvement
  • 17.
    Outwood Academy Freeston
    Secondary • Academy converter • Normanton • WF6 1HZ

    Last inspected on 18 Jan 2023 – graded Requires improvement by Ofsted.

    Requires improvement
  • 18.
    Outwood Academy Hemsworth
    Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Pontefract • WF9 4AB

    Last inspected on 27 Nov 2022 – graded Requires improvement by Ofsted.

    Requires improvement