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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 8 November 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 4 March 2014Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry312 applications · 279 places offered · 269 named it first
- 2026 1.1; Wakefield median median 1.6
- 2025 1.3; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2024 1.3; Wakefield median median 1.7
- 2023 1.1; Wakefield median median 1.6
- 2022 1.1; Wakefield median median 1.6
- 2021 1.1; Wakefield median median 1.6
- 2020 1.2; Wakefield median median 1.7
- 2019 1.1; Wakefield median median 1.6
- 2018 1.1; Wakefield median median 1.7
- 2017 1.2; Wakefield median median 1.7
- 2016 1.1; Wakefield median median 1.7
- 2015 1.2; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2014 1.2; 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 | 279 | 312 | 1.1 | 269 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 288 | 375 | 1.3 | 310 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2024 | 290 | 365 | 1.3 | 303 | 1.04 |
| Sep 2023 | 280 | 319 | 1.1 | 272 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2022 | 291 | 333 | 1.1 | 295 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2021 | 285 | 320 | 1.1 | 282 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2020 | 283 | 325 | 1.2 | 283 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 292 | 321 | 1.1 | 283 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 | 255 | 284 | 1.1 | 248 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2017 | 248 | 286 | 1.2 | 245 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2016 | 279 | 303 | 1.1 | 268 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2015 | 247 | 292 | 1.2 | 242 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2014 | 229 | 277 | 1.2 | 226 | 0.99 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 263 | 44.7 | 41% | 60% | – |
| 2024/25 | 250 | 41.3 | 36% | 54% | – |
| 2023/24 | 286 | 41.8 | 39% | 54% | +0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 250 | 43.4 | 34% | 58% | +0.11 |
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
- Minsthorpe Community CollegeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.1applications per place 44.7Attainment 8
- 4.2 km · WakefieldGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 37.5Attainment 8
- 7.4 km · DoncasterGood20231.3applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
- 7.7 km · BarnsleyGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
- 7.7 km · DoncasterGood20231.4applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
- 8.2 km · BarnsleyGood20231.1applications per place 39.3Attainment 8
- 8.4 km · WakefieldImproved significantly20242.4applications per place 44.3Attainment 8
- 8.9 km · WakefieldRemains Good20222.4applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
- 9.4 km · WakefieldGood20222.4applications per place 51.8Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137011 · 384/4030
- Trust
- Minsthorpe Academy Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,755 pupils · 1,609 on roll
- Free school meals
- 34.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- Minsthorpe Community College, A Specialist Science College (URN 108282)
- Address
- Minsthorpe Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2UJ
- Local authority
- Wakefield
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources