Secondary schools in Wakefield
9 secondary schools in Wakefield, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Wakefield in figures
For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 9 schools in Wakefield first 2,175 times for 2,131 places: 1.02 first choices per place. 4 of the 9 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.88 miles (Horbury Academy) to 3.38 miles (Crofton Academy).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Crofton Academy
- Horbury Academy
- Outwood Academy City Fields
- Outwood Grange Academy
- St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
- Trinity Academy Cathedral
- Woodkirk Academy
- Rodillian Academy
- Kettlethorpe High School
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Browse by authority: Leeds · Wakefield · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.