Kettlethorpe High School
About the school
Kettlethorpe High School is an open secondary school in Wakefield.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 15 June 2022
- Published
- 21 September 2022
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.9
- Wakefield
- 45.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Wakefield
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 47.30%
- Wakefield
- 45.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 65.70%
- Wakefield
- 65.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 80.30%
- Wakefield
- 32.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.46
- Wakefield
- 3.95
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1672
Girls
50.60%
Boys
49.40%
SEN support
9.57%
Education, health and care plan
2.63%
English as an additional language
10.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
24.16%
Overall absence
11.46
Persistent absence
27.91
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
320
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
86%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
5%