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Minsthorpe Community College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Minsthorpe Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract WF9 2UJ · minsthorpe.cc · 01977 657600
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Wakefield 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,609
- 92% of 1,755 places
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.1%
- First language not English
- 9.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 269 families put the school first and 279 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 | 279 | 269 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 288 | 310 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 290 | 303 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 280 | 272 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 291 | 295 | 1▲ | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.3, and 36.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wakefield it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (24.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼36.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼53.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼8.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.39 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 30.1 | −5.9 |
| Sixth form college | 17.1 | +5.1 |
| Further education | 31.8 | −2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2 | +1.7 |
| Employment | 2.1 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.6 | +6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | −1.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 students | D+ (24.5) | Well below average -0.80 | |
| 29 students | D+ (24.5) | Well below average -0.80 | |
| 33 students | Dist- (32.4) | Average +0.09 | |
| 10 students | Dist+ (39.3) | Average +0.16 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 35 | C+ (31.9) | -0.10 |
| 2022/23 | 31 | C- (27.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 34 | B- (35.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 29 | C- (28) | -0.11 |
| 2017/18 | 63 | C (29.9) | -0.05 |
| 2016/17 | 64 | D+ (24.9) | -0.20 |
| 2015/16 | 61 | C- (25.6) | +0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 31.8 | +7.3 |
| Other education | 1.2 | −10.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8 | −0.1 |
| Employment | 28.4 | +1.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 27.3 | +3.8 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | −2.4 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Minsthorpe Community College was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 7 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (108 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 108
- 7% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on 26 parents (24%) whose child was bullied
based on 23 parents (21%) with SEND