England Lane Academy
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Knottingley · WF11 0JA · Wakefield
Ages 3–11
- KS231%
- Absence6.1%
- FSM36.0%
0.1 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: OutstandingURN 138006
De Lacy Academy
Academy converter · Knottingley · WF11 0BZ
Ages 11–16 · 853 pupils · Wakefield
Ofsted
Outstanding
Attainment 8
44.5
Overall absence
11.1%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Outstanding
Inspection date
2022-04-05
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.12
−20+2
Attainment 844.5
English & maths grade 5+39%
English & maths grade 4+62%
EBacc entry36%
EBacc APS: 3.8
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence11.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)35.0%
Unauthorised6.5%
- Authorised absence
- 4.6%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 6.6%
- Enrolments in measure
- 943
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill70%
853 pupils · 1,210 places
- Pupils on roll
- 853
- Boys / girls
- 432 / 421
- School capacity
- 1,210
- Capacity fill
- 853 / 1,210 (70%)
- Free school meals
- 43%
- FSM pupils
- 367
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- Delta Academies Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Fieldhouse
Location
- Address
- Middle Lane
- Postcode
- WF11 0BZ
- Town
- Knottingley
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- District
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Knottingley, Wakefield, 853 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 43%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
St Botolphs CE Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Knottingley · WF11 9BT · Wakefield
Ages 3–11
- KS267%
- Absence5.8%
- FSM26.7%
0.4 miles away
Simpson's Lane Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Knottingley · WF11 0PJ · Wakefield
Ages 3–11
- KS277%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM54.2%
0.8 miles away
The Vale Primary Academy
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Knottingley · WF11 8JF · Wakefield
Ages 3–11
- KS277%
- Absence5.0%
- FSM21.1%
0.8 miles away
Other independent special school
Knottingley · WF11 8NE · Wakefield
Ages 11–16
1.2 miles away
Willow Green Academy
Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Knottingley · WF11 8PT · Wakefield
Ages 3–11
- KS277%
- Absence5.3%
- FSM30.2%
1.6 miles away
Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Knottingley · WF11 9HQ · North Yorkshire
Ages 3–11
- KS252%
- Absence5.5%
- FSM33.1%
1.6 miles away
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Pontefract · WF8 2HN · Wakefield
Ages 4–11
- KS260%
- Absence7.9%
- FSM28.6%
2.1 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Fieldhouse
- Telephone
- 01977722489