Secondary schools in Wakefield
There are 18 secondary schools in Wakefield. 2 are rated Outstanding and 10 Good by Ofsted. Each listing shows the year groups, Ofsted rating and how admissions work.
Applying for a place in Wakefield
- Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027: applications close on 31 October 2026. Offers are sent on 1 March 2027.
- You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in a different area, and late applications are considered after on-time ones.
Secondary schools in Wakefield, by town
Castleford
- Airedale Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · WF10 3JU
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Castleford Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF10 4JQ
Ofsted: Not judged
Knottingley
- De Lacy Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF11 0BZ
Ofsted: Outstanding
Normanton
- Outwood Academy Freeston
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF6 1HZ
Ofsted: Not judged
Ossett
- Ofsted: Good
Pontefract
- Carleton High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF8 3NW
No rating on record - Minsthorpe Community College
Year 7 - Year 13 · WF9 2UJ
Ofsted: Good - Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Year 7 - Year 13 · WF9 4AB
Ofsted: Not judged - St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · WF7 6BD
No rating on record - The Featherstone Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF7 5AJ
Ofsted: Good - The King's School
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF8 4JF
Ofsted: Good
Wakefield
- Crofton Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF4 1NF
Ofsted: Good - Horbury Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF4 5HE
Ofsted: Good - Kettlethorpe High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF2 7EL
Ofsted: Good - Outwood Academy City Fields
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF1 4SF
Ofsted: Good - Outwood Grange Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · WF1 2PF
Ofsted: Good - St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF2 6EQ
Ofsted: Good - Trinity Academy Cathedral
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF2 8QF
Ofsted: Outstanding