Minsthorpe Community College
About the school
Minsthorpe Community College 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
- 8 November 2023
- Published
- 13 December 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 41.3
- 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
- 36.40%
- Wakefield
- 45.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 53.60%
- Wakefield
- 65.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 8.40%
- Wakefield
- 32.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.39
- Wakefield
- 3.95
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D+
Average A-level points
- School
- 24.49
AAB or better
- School
- 0.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1575
Girls
50.10%
Boys
49.90%
SEN support
36.57%
Education, health and care plan
3.94%
English as an additional language
10.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
30.68%
Overall absence
10.05
Persistent absence
30.04
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
250
Sustained education or employment
91%
Education
79%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
6%
Not sustained
6%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
95
Sustained education or employment
78%
Higher education
28%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
37%