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St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Cutsyke Road, Featherstone, Pontefract WF7 6BD · st-wilfrids.bkcat.co.uk · 01977 691000

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
46.7
average Attainment 8 score. Wakefield 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,470
82% of 1,800 places
Local authority
Wakefield
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
23.8%
First language not English
12.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 263 families put the school first and 272 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 230 (Places 247)230September 2023: 289 (Places 270)289September 2024: 259 (Places 264)259September 2025: 256 (Places 270)256September 2026: 263 (Places 272)263Places 272
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262722631100%
September 2025Sept 20252702560.9100%
September 2024Sept 20242642591100%
September 2023Sept 20232702891.1▲91%
September 2022Sept 20222472300.9100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.7, and 49.6% 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 C (31.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 48.2 (England 46.3)48.22017/18: 45.5 (England 46.5)45.52018/19: 48.3 (England 46.7)48.32021/22: 49.6 (England 48.8)49.62022/23: 47.0 (England 46.3)47.02023/24: 47.7 (England 45.9)47.72024/25: 46.7 (England 46.0)46.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●46.746.0
▲49.6%45.4%
▲69.0%64.8%
▼38.4%40.5%
●4.184.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form15.5−4.1
Sixth form college43.2+4.3
Further education32+5.3
Other education0.7−0.8
Apprenticeship1.4−1.6
Employment2.2−1.1
Not in a lasting destination3.6−2.3
Activity not captured1.4+0.3

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 29.0 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 29.1 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 29.3 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 32.4 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 31.9 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 28.6 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 31.8 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 31.1 (England 35.0)CEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
53 studentsC (31.1)Below average -0.22
53 studentsC (31.3)Below average -0.21
16 studentsMerit+ (27.6)Average -0.02
10.8%AAB or better
90.9%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2438C+ (31.8)+0.03
2022/2356C (28.6)—
2021/2269C+ (31.9)—
2018/1993C+ (32.4)-0.08
2017/18129C (29.3)-0.10
2016/17151C (29.1)-0.13
2015/16163C (29)-0.02

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University51−14.7
Other education2.1—
Apprenticeship10.2+4.5
Employment18.4−4.5
Not in a lasting destination12.2+7.9
Activity not captured6.1+4.7

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy on 10 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
10 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • May 2007Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (143 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
71%
Positive
64%
Replies
143
10% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼69% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼69% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼64% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼59% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼54% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼53% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼51% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 87% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼25% agreeEngland 43%

based on 53 parents (37%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼31% agreeEngland 63%

based on 59 parents (41%) with SEND

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