Secondary schools in Wakefield

• 155open schools
• 113primary
• 18secondary
• 12independent
• 56,122pupils

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18 schools, A to Z.

• Airedale Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,008 pupils

  Crewe Road, Airedale, Castleford, WF10 3JU

  Ofsted 30 Jan 2024: Requires improvement

• Ark Carleton High School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,026 pupils

  Green Lane, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NW

  Ofsted 6 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Improved significantly

• Ark The King's School

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,041 pupils

  Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4JF

  Ofsted 12 Oct 2022: Good

• Castleford Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,480 pupils

  Ferrybridge Road, Castleford, WF10 4JQ

  Ofsted 28 Jan 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Crofton Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,045 pupils

  High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NF

  Ofsted 11 Jul 2023: Good

• De Lacy Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 853 pupils

  Middle Lane, Knottingley, WF11 0BZ

  Ofsted report card, 16 Jun 2026

• Horbury Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,070 pupils

  Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5HE

  Ofsted report card, 6 Jan 2026

• Kettlethorpe High School

  Secondary · Community school · ages 11 to 16 · 1,616 pupils

  Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Sandal, Wakefield, WF2 7EL

  Ofsted report card, 23 Jun 2026

• Minsthorpe Community College

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,609 pupils

  Minsthorpe Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2UJ

  Ofsted 8 Nov 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 19 · 1,699 pupils

  Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, WF5 0DG

  Ofsted report card, 24 Feb 2026

• Outwood Academy City Fields

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 928 pupils

  Warmfield View, Wakefield, WF1 4SF

  Ofsted 1 Mar 2022: Good

• Outwood Academy Freeston

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 993 pupils

  Favell Avenue, Normanton, WF6 1HZ

  Ofsted 20 May 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Outwood Academy Hemsworth

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 18 · 1,101 pupils

  Wakefield Road, Pontefract, WF9 4AB

  Ofsted 4 Mar 2025: no overall grade (see grades)

• Outwood Grange Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 18 · 1,900 pupils

  Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 2PF

  Ofsted 1 May 2024: Good

• St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 762 pupils

  Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6EQ

  Ofsted 29 Mar 2023: Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,470 pupils

  Cutsyke Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 6BD

  Ofsted report card, 10 Mar 2026

  Roman Catholic

• The Featherstone Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 556 pupils

  Pontefract Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5AJ

  Ofsted 24 Mar 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Trinity Academy Cathedral

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,028 pupils

  Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QF

  Ofsted report card, 2 Jun 2026

  Church of England

Towns in Wakefield

• Castleford (19)
• Knottingley (9)
• Normanton (9)
• Ossett (9)
• Pontefract (46)
• Wakefield (76)

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0). Towns are as written in each school’s official address.