Airedale Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Castleford
Requires improvement
Secondary schools in Wakefield
18 schools
Carleton High School
Secondary • Academy converter • Pontefract
Good
Castleford Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Castleford
Outstanding
Crofton Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Wakefield
Good
De Lacy Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Knottingley
Outstanding
Horbury Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Wakefield
Good
Kettlethorpe High School
Secondary • Community school • Wakefield
Good
Minsthorpe Community College
Secondary • Academy converter • Pontefract
Good
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Secondary • Academy converter • Ossett
Good
Outwood Academy City Fields
Secondary • Academy converter • Wakefield
Good
Outwood Academy Freeston
Secondary • Academy converter • Normanton
Requires improvement
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Pontefract
Requires improvement
Outwood Grange Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Wakefield
Good
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Wakefield
Good
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Secondary • Academy converter • Pontefract
Good
The Featherstone Academy
Secondary • Academy sponsor led • Pontefract
Good
The King's School
Secondary • Academy converter • Pontefract
Good
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Secondary • Academy converter • Wakefield
Outstanding
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