Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Secondary schoolOssett Academy and Sixth Form College is a secondary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 11 to 19. It had 1,699 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 24 February 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- 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 Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College was 49.8, against 45.8 in Wakefield and 46.2 in England.
51.3% 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 | 49.8 | 45.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51.3% | 47.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 66.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 300 | – | – |
- 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- St Ignatius Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Some aspects not as strong, November 2024. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)200 m
- South Ossett Infant AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), December 2023390 m
- Dimple Well Infant School and NurseryPrimary. Good (overall), November 2022520 m
- Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)720 m
- Ossett South Parade PrimaryPrimary. School remains Good, March 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 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).