Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Ofsted: Strong standardAcademy converter · Secondary
Ossett · WF5 0DG · Wakefield
Ages 11–19
- Att852.1
- P80.2
- EM5+58%
- Absence8.4%
1.4 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Strong standardURN 138707
Horbury Academy
Academy converter · Wakefield · WF4 5HE
Ages 11–16 · 1,070 pupils · Wakefield
Ofsted
Strong standard
Attainment 8
48.9
Overall absence
9.5%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Strong standard
Inspection date
2026-01-06
- AchievementStrong standard
- Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Safeguarding standards: Met
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8+0.32
−20+2
Attainment 848.9
English & maths grade 5+52%
English & maths grade 4+71%
EBacc entry22%
EBacc APS: 4.2
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence9.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)25.8%
Unauthorised3.9%
- Authorised absence
- 5.6%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.9%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,141
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill101%
1,070 pupils · 1,059 places
- Pupils on roll
- 1,070
- Boys / girls
- 527 / 543
- School capacity
- 1,059
- Capacity fill
- 1,070 / 1,059 (101%)
- Free school meals
- 27.9%
- FSM pupils
- 299
- 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: ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Walker
Location
- Address
- Wakefield Road, Horbury
- Postcode
- WF4 5HE
- Town
- Wakefield
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- District
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- 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 Wakefield, Wakefield, 1,070 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 27.9%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Wakefield · WF2 8QF · Wakefield
Ages 11–16
- Att847.0
- P80.3
- EM5+46%
- Absence10.3%
1.4 miles away
Kettlethorpe High School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Secondary
Wakefield · WF2 7EL · Wakefield
Ages 11–16
- Att846.6
- P8-0.1
- EM5+52%
- Absence10.8%
2.3 miles away
Academy converter · Secondary
Wakefield · WF2 6EQ · Wakefield
Ages 11–16
- Att846.5
- P80.3
- EM5+50%
- Absence9.6%
2.6 miles away
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Dewsbury · WF12 0HE · Kirklees
Ages 11–16
- Att845.5
- P80.3
- EM5+46%
- Absence9.3%
2.9 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Walker
- Telephone
- 01924282740