Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Wakefield, WF4 5HE
1,070 pupils · 101% of 1,059 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Free school meals
- 27.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 8 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 52.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 76% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 23.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.18 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 198 | 234 | 596 | 198 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 198 | 225 | 581 | 198 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 204 | 181 | 555 | 204 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 201 | 224 | 546 | 201 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 231 | 177 | 459 | 198 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 226 | 180 | 477 | 206 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 203 | 183 | 451 | 193 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 207 | 227 | 526 | 207 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College 2.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Trinity Academy Cathedral 2.3 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Kettlethorpe High School 3.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Thomas � Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy 4.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy 4.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Outwood Academy City Fields 5.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.