Skip to content
eduscope

Search

Search for schools, places and postcodes

Sixth forms in Wakefield

All 14 sixth forms in Wakefield.

14 schools in Wakefield

Sort by
  1. St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy

    Pontefract, WF7 6BD · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Wakefield sixth forms average, low absence.

    263 first choices, 272 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1646.1

    Wakefield sixth forms 45.3England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.0%Wakefield sixth forms 10.1%
    Pupils
    1,470
    Pupils per teacher
    18.7
    View school St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
  2. Outwood Grange Academy

    Wakefield, WF1 2PF · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Wakefield sixth forms average, low absence.

    291 first choices, 354 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1649.2

    Wakefield sixth forms 45.3England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.4%Wakefield sixth forms 10.1%
    Pupils
    1,900
    Pupils per teacher
    18.3
    View school Outwood Grange Academy
  3. Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College

    Ossett, WF5 0DG · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Needs attention in 1 area
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Wakefield sixth forms average, low absence.

    236 first choices, 292 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1649.8

    Wakefield sixth forms 45.3England 46.2

    Days missed
    9.1%Wakefield sixth forms 10.1%
    Pupils
    1,699
    Pupils per teacher
    18.1
    View school Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
  4. Minsthorpe Community College

    Pontefract, WF9 2UJ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Wakefield sixth forms average.

    269 first choices, 279 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1644.7

    Wakefield sixth forms 45.3England 46.2

    Days missed
    10.1%Wakefield sixth forms 10.1%
    Pupils
    1,609
    Pupils per teacher
    18.5
    View school Minsthorpe Community College
  5. Outwood Academy Hemsworth

    Pontefract, WF9 4AB · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well below the Wakefield sixth forms average, high absence.

    186 first choices, 207 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1637.5

    Wakefield sixth forms 45.3England 46.2

    Days missed
    11.6%Wakefield sixth forms 10.1%
    Pupils
    1,101
    Pupils per teacher
    17.6
    View school Outwood Academy Hemsworth
  6. Airedale Academy

    Castleford, WF10 3JU · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Requires improvement
    • Has a sixth form

    Results below the Wakefield sixth forms average, high absence.

    144 first choices, 155 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1639.4

    Wakefield sixth forms 45.3England 46.2

    Days missed
    15.2%Wakefield sixth forms 10.1%
    Pupils
    1,008
    Pupils per teacher
    16.2
    View school Airedale Academy
  7. CAPA College

    Wakefield, WF1 2QN · Sixth Form · Ages 16 to 19

    • Ofsted:Exceptional in every area
    • Has a sixth form

    No published results yet.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –Wakefield sixth forms 10.1%
    Pupils
    502
    Pupils per teacher
    20.0
    View school CAPA College
  8. Oakfield Park School

    Pontefract, WF7 7DT · Special · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    11.4%
    Pupils
    176
    Pupils per teacher
    7.0
    View school Oakfield Park School
  9. Highfield School

    Ossett, WF5 9BS · Special · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    10.2%
    Pupils
    210
    Pupils per teacher
    6.8
    View school Highfield School
  10. Meadowcroft School

    Wakefield, WF1 4AD · Independent · All-through · Ages 5 to 19

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Has a sixth form

    Specialist provision. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –
    Pupils
    128
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Meadowcroft School
  11. Ackworth School

    West Yorkshire, WF7 7LT · Independent · All-through · Ages 2 to 19

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Faith school
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results well below the Wakefield sixth forms average.

    Attainment 8 at 1638.0

    Wakefield sixth forms 45.3England 46.2

    Days missed
    –Wakefield sixth forms 10.1%
    Pupils
    429
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Ackworth School
  12. Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield

    Wakefield, WF1 3QX · Independent · All-through · Ages 3 to 19

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Faith school
    • Grammar
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –Wakefield sixth forms 10.1%
    Pupils
    668
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield
  13. Silcoates School

    West Yorkshire, WF2 0PD · Independent · All-through · Ages 2 to 18

    • ISI:Inspected
    • Faith school
    • Has a nursery
    • Has a sixth form

    Independent school. Results aren't published in the same way.

    Results

    Not published for this kind of school.

    Days missed
    –Wakefield sixth forms 10.1%
    Pupils
    517
    Pupils per teacher
    –
    View school Silcoates School
The big picture

How Wakefield's sixth forms spread out

Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.

Attainment 8 at 16

Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.

Wakefield 45.3England 46.2Highfield School: 0.2Outwood Academy Hemsworth: 37.5Ackworth School: 38Airedale Academy: 39.4Minsthorpe Community College: 44.7St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy: 46.1Outwood Grange Academy: 49.2Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College: 49.8020406080
Sixth forms in Wakefield

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Wakefield average 10.5%St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy: 8%Outwood Grange Academy: 8.4%Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College: 9.1%Minsthorpe Community College: 10.1%Highfield School: 10.2%Oakfield Park School: 11.4%Outwood Academy Hemsworth: 11.6%Airedale Academy: 15.2%0%4%8%12%16%
Sixth forms in Wakefield

Ofsted grades in Wakefield

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 8 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 2 of 6
  • Good: 3 of 6
  • Requires improvement: 1 of 6
  • Inadequate: 0 of 6
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Wakefield

  1. Some are faith schools.

    4 of the 14 sixth forms in Wakefield have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

    Show schools with no religious character
  2. Check how old the Ofsted grade is.

    Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.

    Show Good or Outstanding
  3. List a school you're likely to get.

    Popular schools fill up from the families who live closest. Add your postcode to see which schools are nearest, and put one of them on your form.

    Add my postcode
About these schools

Sixth forms in Wakefield, explained

There are 14 sixth forms in Wakefield, teaching 11,417 children. 0 are run by the council and 8 are academies or free schools. Among them are 3 special and 4 independent schools.

83% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 2 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Wakefield sixth forms scored an average Attainment 8 of 45.3 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

29.3% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,453 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 28.6% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

Looking further afield? See sixth forms near me, or everything in Wakefield.

Questions

Questions parents ask

How many sixth forms are in Wakefield?
There are 14 sixth forms in Wakefield, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best sixth forms in Wakefield?
The highest-ranked sixth forms in Wakefield on Eduscope are St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy, Outwood Grange Academy and Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding sixth forms are in Wakefield?
Wakefield has 2 sixth forms rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 3 are rated Good, meaning 83% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are sixth forms in Wakefield ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Wakefield sixth forms?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across sixth forms in Wakefield is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

Search

Search for schools, places and postcodes