Kettlethorpe High SchoolSt Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wakefield.
Summary of the comparison
Kettlethorpe High School and St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School are secondary schools in Wakefield.
Kettlethorpe High School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School is ahead on our composite score.
Kettlethorpe High School was judged in need of attention and St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.8 for Kettlethorpe High School and 49.1 for St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Kettlethorpe High School (51.9 in 2021-22, 48.8 in 2025-26) and has held broadly level at St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School (47.6 in 2021-22, 49.1 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WakefieldKettlethorpe High School | WakefieldSt Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D51/100 | C63/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 16th of 18 in Wakefield | 4th of 18 in Wakefield Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Needs attention | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,616 | 762 | |
| Capacity | 1,750 | 750 | |
| Location | Wakefield, WF2 7EL | Wakefield, WF2 6EQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 48.8 | 49.1 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57.0% Stronger figure | 51.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67.5% Stronger figure | 65.5% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 342 | 142 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,672 | 763 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 24.2% | 26.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.1% | 31.8% | |
| SEN support | 9.6% | 11.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.6% | 7.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.5% | 8.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.9% | 22.4% 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.
Kettlethorpe High School
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School
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