Best Secondary Schools in Wakefield
We checked all 10 secondary schools in Wakefield and list every one: 9 ranked, then 1 without a rank.
- Schools checked
- 10
- Ranked
- 9
- Without a rank
- 1
Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Wakefield. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.
Wakefield also has 53 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Wakefield.
Ranked secondary schools in Wakefield
Rank 1
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Ofsted: Outstanding- Attainment 8
- 48.7
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 49%
Rank 2
Woodkirk Academy
Ofsted: Good- Attainment 8
- 52.8
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 62.5%
Rank 3
Horbury Academy
Report card: Needs attention to strong standard- Attainment 8
- 48.7
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 52.6%
Rank 4
Outwood Grange Academy
Ofsted: Good- Attainment 8
- 47.2
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 52.9%
Rank 5
Rodillian Academy
Ofsted: Good- Attainment 8
- 46.4
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 52.2%
Rank 6
Kettlethorpe High School
Ofsted: Good- Attainment 8
- 46.9
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 47.3%
Rank 7
Crofton Academy
Ofsted: Good- Attainment 8
- 46.5
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 47%
Rank 8
- Attainment 8
- 46.3
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 45.3%
Rank 9
Outwood Academy City Fields
Ofsted: Good- Attainment 8
- 38.8
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 29.4%
Secondary schools in Wakefield without a rank
Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield
No Ofsted inspection- Attainment 8
- 43.8
- Grade 5+ English and maths
- 0%