St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy

Academy converter · Secondary school · Pontefract, Wakefield
WF7 6BD
Composite score
58.4

St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy at a glance

Located in Pontefract, Wakefield, St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 1,481 pupils aged 11 to 18. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 46.7 — broadly in line with the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has fallen by 1.0 points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 44% of secondary schools nationally.

50% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 69% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#1,398
National rank
#124
In Yorkshire and The Humber
#9
In Wakefield
Top 44%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
46.7
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
50%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
69%
% EBacc grade 5+
23%
EBacc average points score
4.18

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,481 % FSM ever-6 22.6% % EAL 12.5% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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