Horbury Academy
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C62
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Wakefield, WF4 5HE
- Distance
- 2.2km away
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, WF5 0DG
Local ranking7th of 18 secondary schools in Wakefield
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
2000
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 24 February 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 49.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 51.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 73.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 300
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Higher education
- 32.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 15.0%
- Employment
- 33.0%
- Not sustained
- 13.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
36.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
39.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
93
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 16.2% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 227
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1728
- Boys
- 882 (52%)
- Girls
- 817 (48%)
- Capacity
- 2000 (85% full)
- SEND
- 17.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.4%
- EAL
- 3.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.9%
- SEN Support
- 15.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 98.2
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,850/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.1% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.0%
- White Other: 2.0%
- Black African: 1.4%
- Asian Pakistani: 1.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.2%
- Mixed Other: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%
90.0%
White British
2.0%
White Other
1.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Storrs Hill Road
Ossett, Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative
- URN
- 136462
- UKPRN
- 10032973
- Establishment No.
- 4023
- Trust
- PLACE PARTNERSHIP - A MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
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