# Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College

Ossett 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.

Secondary school. Code E136462. [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 19
- Pupils: 1,699
- Council: Wakefield
- URN: 136462

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Ignatius Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-ignatius-catholic-primary-school-e138946): 200 m. Primary. Some aspects not as strong, November 2024. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [South Ossett Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-ossett-infant-academy-e137737): 390 m. Primary. Good (overall), December 2023
- [Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dimple-well-infant-school-and-nursery-e108171): 520 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022
- [Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ossett-southdale-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-school-e108246): 720 m. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ossett South Parade Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ossett-south-parade-primary-e134376): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, March 2024. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horbury-bridge-church-of-england-junior-and-infant-academy-e137967): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136462)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/136462)

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