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Kettlethorpe High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Sandal, Wakefield WF2 7EL · kettlethorpehigh.co.uk · 01924 251605
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Wakefield 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,616
- 92% of 1,750 places
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
- First language not English
- 10.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 224 families put the school first and 287 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 287 | 224 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 294 | 242 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 306 | 286 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 335 | 300 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 328 | 319 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.9, and 47.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wakefield it was 45.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ●47.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲80.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.46 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 3.5 | −0.1 |
| Sixth form college | 36.5 | −1.7 |
| Further education | 46.3 | +1.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 3.8 | +1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.1 | −2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | +1.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Kettlethorpe High School on 23 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 23 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Sept 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Oct 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (43 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 43
- 3% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 28% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied