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Horbury Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield WF4 5HE · horbury.accordmat.org · 01924 282740
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Wakefield 45.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,070
- 11 over 1,059 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.9%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 234 families put the school first and 198 places were offered; 82% 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 | 198 | 234 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 198 | 225 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 204 | 181 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 201 | 224 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 231 | 177 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.7, and 52.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲52.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲76.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼23.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.27 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 7.5 | −0.5 |
| Sixth form college | 22.8 | −3.2 |
| Further education | 53.5 | +7.5 |
| Other education | 0.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.2 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 3.1 | −0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.7 | −3.8 |
| Activity not captured | 4.8 | +1.8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Horbury Academy on 6 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 6 Jan 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2008Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
62% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (93 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 62%
- Positive
- 56%
- Replies
- 93
- 9% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on 21 parents (23%) whose child was bullied
based on 27 parents (29%) with SEND