De Lacy Academy is a secondary school located in Knottingley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/01/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Middle Lane, Knottingley, WF11 0BZ
Website: http://www.delacyacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01977722489
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Chris McCall
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138006

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/01/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1210
Number of Pupils: 715
Number of Boys: 370
Number of Girls: 345

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.28 Confidence interval 0.01 to 0.55
Of the 88 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 88 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:21%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:87%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:36%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:50.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.07
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
England Lane Academy
England Lane , WF11 0JA
3out of 4 154 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Botolphs CE Academy
Primrose Vale , Wakefield WF11 9BT
2out of 4 641 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Simpson's Lane Academy
Sycamore Avenue , WF11 0PL
3out of 4 1,434 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Vale Primary Academy
Ferrybridge Road , WF11 8JF
4out of 4 1,477 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Willow Green Academy
Hampden Close , Ferrybridge WF11 8PT
3out of 4 2,708 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
De Lacy Academy
Middle Lane , WF11 0BZ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.