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St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Wakefield
  • WF7 6BD
  • Sixth form
Ofsted report card · inspected Mar 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,439 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 44%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 38%38%2016/17: top 38%2017/18: top 53%2018/19: top 38%2021/22: top 44%2022/23: top 44%2023/24: top 40%2024/25: top 44%No exams

A-level results

#103 of 140 Yorkshire and The Humber sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Attainment 846.7 · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.37/10 Above
Grade 5+ English and maths49.6% · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%7/10 Above+9.3 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.18 · Yorkshire and The Humber 3.937/10 Above
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.01 · Yorkshire and The Humber −0.076/10 Middle+24.9 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry31.13 · Yorkshire and The Humber 34.123/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 51.8 · 280 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 49.82016/17: 48.2 · 278 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.82017/18: 45.5 · 239 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.42018/19: 48.3 · 242 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.552021/22: 49.6 · 270 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47.22022/23: 47 · 271 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.72023/24: 47.7 · 278 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 44.92024/25: 46.7 · 268 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 45.351.845.5No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 47% · 278 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2017/18: 41% · 239 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2018/19: 45% · 242 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 39%2021/22: 51% · 270 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 47%2022/23: 44% · 271 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 40%2023/24: 49.3% · 278 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.3%2024/25: 49.6% · 268 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 42.7%51%41%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 29 · 163 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 28.532016/17: 29.11 · 151 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 28.872017/18: 29.29 · 129 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 30.322018/19: 32.44 · 93 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 31.282021/22: 31.87 · 69 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 36.212022/23: 28.64 · 56 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 32.532023/24: 31.78 · 38 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 32.482024/25: 31.13 · 53 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 34.1232.4428.64No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
263 of 263 who put it first2014 · 84.2%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st263263
2nd1827
3rd961

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementExpected
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong
  • Post-16 provisionExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2012Goodas predecessor
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2021Remains Good
  5. 2026Lowest Expected

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,470
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.6%
First language not English12.5%
SEN support12.9%
EHC plan4.6%
Absence (sessions missed)8.0%
Persistently absent pupils23.3%

Girls 47.9%Boys 52.1%

81.7% full · 1,800 places · 105 in sixth form

Parent View

As at 6 Apr 2026 · 143 responses (9.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school69.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school69.2% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved63.6% agree
  • Has your child been bullied at this school?37.1% yes
  • When the bullying took place the school dealt with it quickly and effectively · asked only of the 37.1% who said Yes above24.5% agree
  • Does your child have Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities?40.6% yes
  • The school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 40.6% who said Yes above31% agree
  • The school communicates well with me about the things I need to know53.8% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 12.6% had no concerns to raise50.4% agree
  • When the school makes decisions it has the child's best interests at heart53.2% agree
  • The school gives my child the right support to enable them to learn well59.4% agree
  • Would you recommend this school to another parent?70.6% yes
  • Your overall view of the school64% positive

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.7
Pupils per adult12.9
  • Classroom teachers 69.2
  • Leadership 9.6
  • Teaching assistants 17.8
  • Other support 45

Teachers 78.8 FTE · Whole workforce 141.6 · 169 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,888
Spend per pupil£7,253
Staff spend per pupil£5,362
Reserve per pupil£2,966
  • +£4,395,000revenue reserve
  • +£941,000in-year balance

Grants £7,526 · self-generated £686 · premises £429 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST (16 academies) · trust reserve £6,262,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

278 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained95%
  • Education91.4%
  • Apprenticeship1.4%
  • Employment2.2%
  • Not sustained3.6%
  • Unknown1.4%

After sixth form (16–18)

49 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained81.6%
  • Education53.1%
  • Higher education51%
  • Apprenticeship10.2%
  • Employment18.4%
  • Not sustained12.2%
  • Unknown6.1%