St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
About the school
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy 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
- 10 March 2026
- Published
- 11 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.7
- 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
- 49.60%
- Wakefield
- 45.50%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 69.00%
- Wakefield
- 65.20%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 38.40%
- Wakefield
- 32.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.18
- Wakefield
- 3.95
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 31.13
AAB or better
- School
- 10.80%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1481
Girls
47.94%
Boys
52.06%
SEN support
12.90%
Education, health and care plan
4.59%
English as an additional language
12.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
22.57%
Overall absence
8.03
Persistent absence
23.32
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
271
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
86%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
73
Sustained education or employment
81%
Higher education
38%
Further education
5%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
29%