Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College is a secondary school located in Ossett. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/09/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, WF5 0DG
Website: www.ossett.accordmat.org
Telephone: 01924232820
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Samantha Broome
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136462

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/09/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 2000
Number of Pupils: 1729
Number of Boys: 887
Number of Girls: 842

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.8% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.07 Confidence interval -0.23 to 0.08
Of the 269 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 266 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:32%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:48%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.21
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
Storrs Hill Road , Ossett WF5 0DQ
3out of 4 222 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
South Ossett Infant Academy
Vicar Lane , WF5 0BE
4out of 4 429 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery
Healey Road , WF5 8LB
4out of 4 566 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Southdale Road , WF5 8BA
2out of 4 784 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Ossett South Parade Primary
Fairfield Road , South Parade WF5 0DZ
3out of 4 1,238 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road , WF5 0DG
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road , Horbury WF4 5HE
3out of 4 2,379 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy
Valley Drive , WF12 0HE
2out of 4 3,136 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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 1,617 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
The Grange School
2 Milner Way , Ossett WF5 9JE
- not rated 1,782 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Evolve Academy
St. Georges Road , Lupset WF2 8BB
- not rated 2,767 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.