Horbury Academy is a secondary school located in Wakefield. 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 10/11/2010. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Wakefield Road, Wakefield, WF4 5HE
Website: https://horbury.accordmat.org/
Telephone: 01924282740
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nicola Walker
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138707

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/11/2010

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1059
Number of Pupils: 1028
Number of Boys: 538
Number of Girls: 490

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.44 Confidence interval -0.62 to -0.26
Of the 201 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 200 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:29%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:97%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:44%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.67
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Crigglestone Nursery School
High Street , Crigglestone WF4 3EB 		4out of 4 2,814 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Horbury Primary Academy
Northfield Lane , Horbury WF4 5DW 		3out of 4 279 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School
Shepstye Road , Horbury WF4 5BE 		3out of 4 801 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
St George's Road , Lupset WF2 8AA 		4out of 4 1,397 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ossett South Parade Primary
Fairfield Road , South Parade WF5 0DZ 		3out of 4 2,081 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy
Bridge Road , Horbury Bridge WF4 5PS 		3out of 4 2,126 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road , Horbury WF4 5HE 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road , WF5 0DG 		3out of 4 2,379 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road , WF2 8QF 		2out of 4 2,489 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hall Cliffe School
Dovecote Lane , WF4 6BB 		- not rated 775 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Evolve Academy
St. Georges Road , Lupset WF2 8BB 		- not rated 1,240 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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