OFSTED
6 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
5 October 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
31 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Wakefield
Trust
PLACE PARTNERSHIP - A MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,070
1,070 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
543
50.7% of pupils
Male pupils
527
49.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.1 pts
above England
School
27.9%
Wakefield
25.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.9 pts
below England
School
6.4%
Wakefield
12.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.9 pts
below England
School
0.1%
Wakefield
0.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.6%
916
Any other White background
3.4%
36
African
2.1%
23
White and Asian
1.7%
18
Pakistani
1.6%
17
Any other ethnic group
1.1%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
20.3%
217 of
1,070 pupils
0.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
48.7
9.5 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.32 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.09%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.87 pts
higher than
England
School
10.09%
Wakefield
6.30%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.55%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.73 pts
higher than
England
School
23.55%
Wakefield
16.12%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
7.88%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
6.07 pts
higher than
England
School
7.88%
Wakefield
1.99%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
101.0%
8.7 pts
above England
Horbury Academy
101.0%
Wakefield
90.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
91.7%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.