De Lacy Academy
Secondary schoolDe Lacy Academy is a secondary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 853 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 16 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at De Lacy Academy was 45.0, against 45.8 in Wakefield and 46.2 in England.
48.1% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 45.0 | 45.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48.1% | 47.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64.4% | 66.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 160 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- England Lane AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), July 2024. 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)140 m
- St Botolphs CE AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- Simpson's Lane AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
- The Vale Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- Balance Alternative ProvisionSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wakefield
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).