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De Lacy Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Middle Lane, Knottingley WF11 0BZ · delacyacademy.org.uk · 01977 722489
On the mapSearch near WF11 0BZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Wakefield 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 853
- 70% of 1,210 places
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 43%
- First language not English
- 7.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 155 families put the school first and 161 places were offered; 99% 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 | 161 | 155 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 154 | 150 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 146 | 146 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 159 | 147 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 161 | 152 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.6, and 46.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Wakefield it was 45.1, and across England 46.
In 2015/16 the average A level result was grade E+ (13.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ●64.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼36.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.98 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.8 | +1 |
| Sixth form college | 19.4 | −16.1 |
| Further education | 45.3 | +10.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9 | +1.8 |
| Employment | 7.6 | −6.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 15.9 | +10.1 |
| Activity not captured | 4.1 | −0.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
| 2015/16 | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| A level | 12 | E+ (13.2) | -0.21 |
| All academic | 12 | E+ (13.2) | -0.21 |
| Applied general | 31 | — | +0.18 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
Left in 2015/16
| University | 4 |
|---|---|
| Further and other education | 21 |
| Further education | 14 |
| Other education | 7 |
| Apprenticeship | 11 |
| Employment | 46 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14 |
| Activity not captured | 4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected De Lacy Academy on 16 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 16 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Apr 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Apr 2022Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (55 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 55
- 7% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (25%) with SEND