Community school · Wakefield

Kettlethorpe High School

11–16Ages
1,616Pupils
SecondaryPhase
108271URN

Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Sandal, Wakefield, WF2 7EL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Wakefield median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Wakefield

473 applications for 287 places · 9th of 18 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

48.8of 90

Wakefield 46.1 England 46.0

8th of 18 in Wakefield

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 23 June 2026Published 7 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

23 June 2026
Report card · 1 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
15 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Year 7

close to Wakefield median (1.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

473 applications · 287 places offered · 224 named it first

2026 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.6
2025 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.8
2024 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.7
2023 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.6
2022 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.6
2021 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.6
2020 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.7
2019 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.6
2018 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.7
2017 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.7
2016 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.7
2015 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.8
2014 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.7

This school
Wakefield median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	287	473	1.7	224	0.78
Sep 2025	294	487	1.7	242	0.82
Sep 2024	306	511	1.7	286	0.93
Sep 2023	335	473	1.4	300	0.90
Sep 2022	328	466	1.4	319	0.97
Sep 2021	345	481	1.4	338	0.98
Sep 2020	314	503	1.6	320	1.02
Sep 2019	316	512	1.6	293	0.93
Sep 2018	318	538	1.7	315	0.99
Sep 2017	328	552	1.7	330	1.01
Sep 2016	293	465	1.6	273	0.93
Sep 2015	313	458	1.5	296	0.95
Sep 2014	271	437	1.6	257	0.95

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

342 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)48.88th of 18 in Wakefield

Wakefield 46.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths57%3rd of 18 in Wakefield

Wakefield 48% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths68%

Wakefield 66% England 66%

This school
Wakefield median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.06

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	342	48.8	57%	68%	–
2024/25	315	46.9	47%	66%	–
2023/24	315	46.6	52%	69%	−0.06
2022/23	320	50.0	57%	74%	+0.21

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Kettlethorpe High SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.8 km · Wakefield

Good2023

3.3applications per place 49.1Attainment 8
Trinity Academy Cathedral
2.8 km · Wakefield

2026

3.0applications per place 50.9Attainment 8
Horbury Academy
3.6 km · Wakefield

2026

3.0applications per place 51.0Attainment 8
Crofton Academy
4.7 km · Wakefield

Good2023

2.0applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
Outwood Academy City Fields
4.9 km · Wakefield

Good2022

1.5applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
5.8 km · Wakefield

2026

1.6applications per place 49.8Attainment 8
Outwood Grange Academy
6.9 km · Wakefield

Good2024

1.6applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Outwood Academy Carlton
7.3 km · Barnsley

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 42.0Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 108271 · 384/4006
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,750 pupils · 1,616 on roll
Free school meals: 24.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Sandal, Wakefield, WF2 7EL
Local authority: Wakefield

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources