De Lacy AcademyArk The King's School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
De Lacy Academy and Ark The King's School are secondary schools.
De Lacy Academy scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Ark The King's School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Ark The King's School is ahead on our composite score.
De Lacy Academy was judged the expected standard and Ark The King's School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.0 for De Lacy Academy and 51.8 for Ark The King's School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at De Lacy Academy (48.7 in 2021-22, 45.0 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at Ark The King's School (52.6 in 2021-22, 51.8 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | KnottingleyDe Lacy Academy | PontefractArk The King's School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100 | C63/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 13th of 18 in Wakefield | 3rd of 18 in Wakefield Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 853 | 1,041 | |
| Capacity | 1,210 | 1,050 | |
| Location | Knottingley, WF11 0BZ | Pontefract, WF8 4JF | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.0 | 51.8 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 48.1% | 57.2% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64.4% | 79.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 160 | 208 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 869 | 1,038 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 39.8% | 24.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 6.9% | 5.7% | |
| SEN support | 13.3% | 11.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.3% | 2.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.8% | 6.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 32.4% | 16.7% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
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