All secondary schools near Wakefield. View independent schools only, or view secondary schools in Wakefield, your LEA (Local Education Authority).
| School | Miles | Age | LEA | Pupils at end KS4 | GCSE results | CVA | APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 47% | 378 | |||||
| The Cathedral CE High School | 0.55 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 219 | 23% | 1001.4 | 342.3 |
| Wakefield Girls' High School* | 0.68 miles | 11-18 | Wakefield | 111 | 100% | - | 469.4 |
| Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (Wakefield)* | 0.83 miles | 11-18 | Wakefield | 110 | 6% | - | 428.7 |
| Silcoates School* | 1.33 miles | 7-19 | Wakefield | 87 | 90% | - | 400 |
| Wakefield City High School - A Specialist Maths and Computing College | 1.63 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 117 | 49% | 1028.4 | 335.2 |
| St Thomas a Becket Catholic Comprehensive School | 1.69 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 149 | 58% | 1019.8 | 383.6 |
| Horbury School - A Specialist Language College | 1.87 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 219 | 47% | 991.9 | 380.4 |
| Outwood Grange College | 2.12 miles | 11-18 | Wakefield | 344 | 61% | 1022.2 | 501.9 |
| Wakefield Kettlethorpe High School | 2.29 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 323 | 45% | 994.7 | 407.3 |
| Ossett School | 2.75 miles | 11-18 | Wakefield | 260 | 64% | 1006.4 | 419.3 |
| Rodillian School | 3.65 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 249 | 19% | 963.5 | 267.3 |
| Crofton High School | 3.74 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 246 | 61% | 1015.2 | 357.5 |
| The Freeston Business & Enterprise College | 4.23 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 219 | 44% | 1006.6 | 376.7 |
| Earlsheaton Techonology College | 4.39 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 168 | 36% | 981.9 | 310.4 |
| Denby Grange School* | 4.58 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 5 | - | - | N/A |
| The Community Science College @ Thornhill | 4.62 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 151 | 22% | 980.8 | 292.8 |
| Royds School Specialist Language College | 4.62 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 269 | 48% | 991.3 | 354.8 |
| Madni Muslim Girls' High School* | 4.72 miles | 11-19 | Kirklees | 33 | 70% | - | 391.6 |
| Woodkirk High Specialist Science School | 4.73 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 303 | 52% | 971.2 | 344.1 |
| Institute of Islamic Education* | 4.80 miles | 13-19 | Kirklees | 26 | 23% | - | 266.7 |
| Zakaria Muslim Girls' High School* | 5.18 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 45 | 40% | - | 300.2 |
| Wakefield Independent School* | 5.50 miles | 2-17 | Wakefield | 22 | 50% | - | 346.1 |
| Birkdale High School | 5.62 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 102 | 11% | 952.9 | 220.4 |
| St John Fisher Catholic High School | 5.63 miles | 11-18 | Kirklees | 190 | 46% | 991.9 | 325 |
| Westborough High School | 5.71 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 172 | 29% | 993.1 | 337.6 |
| Morley High School | 5.78 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 251 | 43% | 988.7 | 363.8 |
| Batley Business and Enterprise College | 5.82 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 102 | 32% | 981.5 | 329 |
| Royston High School | 5.86 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 126 | 23% | 1003.9 | 357.1 |
| Cockburn College of Arts | 5.97 miles | 11-16 | Leeds | 208 | 29% | 1000.9 | 327.8 |
| Batley Grammar School* | 6.08 miles | 3-19 | Kirklees | 31 | 94% | - | 454.6 |
| South Leeds High School | 6.22 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 287 | 7% | 954.6 | 230.9 |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic High School, Sixth Form and Language College | 6.30 miles | 11-18 | Wakefield | 243 | 55% | 1037.5 | 593.6 |
| Bruntcliffe School | 6.43 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 265 | 28% | 982.5 | 349.8 |
| Batley Girls' High School | 6.62 miles | 11-18 | Kirklees | 172 | 41% | 984.6 | 337 |
| Darton High School | 6.76 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 232 | 34% | 980.3 | 373.9 |
| Heckmondwike Grammar School | 6.77 miles | 11-18 | Kirklees | 152 | 100% | 1006 | 587.8 |
| Featherstone Technology College | 6.97 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 162 | 28% | 993.8 | 363.3 |
| Edward Sheerien School | 7.23 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 158 | 24% | 1026.2 | 391.3 |
| Castle Hall School | 7.25 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 167 | 61% | 980.1 | 395.1 |
| St Michael's Catholic and Church of England High School | 7.30 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 146 | 27% | 1005.2 | 457.8 |
| Brigshaw High School and Language College | 7.56 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 246 | 40% | 990.8 | 346.7 |
| Castleford High School Technology College | 7.57 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 256 | 53% | 1024.2 | 447.4 |
| Ackworth School* | 7.57 miles | 11-18 | Wakefield | 82 | 57% | - | 303.3 |
| Spen Valley Sports College | 7.80 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 179 | 36% | 986.6 | 313.7 |
| The Mirfield Free Grammar and Sixth Form | 7.84 miles | 11-18 | Kirklees | 204 | 47% | 1013 | 430 |
| The King's School. Specialising in Mathematics and Computing | 7.94 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 200 | 51% | 992.8 | 428.3 |
| Hemsworth Arts and Community College | 7.96 miles | 11-18 | Wakefield | 273 | 50% | 1029.6 | 398.1 |
| Mount St Mary's Catholic High School | 8.01 miles | 11-16 | Leeds | 259 | 44% | 998.2 | 364.4 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic College | 8.30 miles | 11-16 | Leeds | 175 | 38% | 1003.6 | 370.5 |
| Willowgarth High School | 8.37 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 150 | 21% | 1046.8 | 457.7 |
| Temple Moor High School Science College | 8.43 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 219 | 47% | 988.8 | 390.2 |
| Farnley Park High School | 8.51 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 146 | 27% | 967.4 | 303.5 |
| Primrose High School | 8.53 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 141 | 23% | 968.2 | 242.9 |
| Shelley College, A Specialist Centre For Science | 8.68 miles | 13-18 | Kirklees | 372 | 53% | 1007.3 | 389 |
| Carleton Community High School a specialist Science College | 8.70 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 195 | 36% | 983.9 | 329 |
| Airedale High School | 8.72 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 223 | 35% | 1018.5 | 326.3 |
| Priory School and Sports College | 8.74 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 178 | 26% | 1023.6 | 335.3 |
| Wortley High School | 8.76 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 180 | 23% | 982.5 | 337.6 |
| Barnsley Christian School* | 8.85 miles | 2-16 | Barnsley | 8 | 100% | - | 456.5 |
| Holgate School | 8.87 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 189 | 34% | 1002.4 | 334.1 |
| West Leeds High School | 8.93 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 210 | 25% | 999.2 | 292.3 |
| Garforth Community College | 9.04 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 304 | 80% | 1018.6 | 476.8 |
| The Kingstone School | 9.18 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 298 | 41% | 1002.3 | 372.2 |
| Whitcliffe Mount Specialist Business and Enterprise College | 9.47 miles | 13-18 | Kirklees | 386 | 35% | 988.1 | 332.7 |
| Yorkshire Martyrs Catholic College | 9.52 miles | 11-18 | Bradford | 186 | 26% | 997.4 | 309.4 |
| Tong School | 9.52 miles | 11-18 | Bradford | 256 | 12% | 987.9 | 301.4 |
| Parklands Girls' High School | 9.58 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 149 | 23% | 971.8 | 284.3 |
| Fulneck School* | 9.58 miles | 3-18 | Leeds | 45 | 62% | - | 403.8 |
| City of Leeds School | 9.82 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 126 | 14% | 949.4 | 217.1 |
| Crawshaw School | 9.87 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 205 | 46% | 998 | 379.4 |
| John Smeaton Community High School | 9.91 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 249 | 28% | 1035.4 | 333.5 |
| Almondbury High School and Language College | 9.96 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 173 | 28% | 990.3 | 306.4 |
| King James's School | 10.00 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 154 | 54% | 998.1 | 444.7 |
| New Horizon Community School* | 10.10 miles | 11-16 | Leeds | 11 | 27% | - | 373.2 |
| Rawthorpe High School | 10.12 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 76 | 28% | 973.7 | 252.2 |
| Pudsey Grangefield School | 10.38 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 202 | 48% | 989.8 | 385.8 |
| Roundhay School Technology College | 10.47 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 253 | 57% | 1004.2 | 408.3 |
| The Barnsley Academy | 10.48 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 91 | 20% | 1037.2 | 375.7 |
| Minsthorpe Community College | 10.49 miles | 11-18 | Wakefield | 290 | 42% | 1015.4 | 405.5 |
| All Saints Catholic High School | 10.68 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 186 | 28% | 973.8 | 311.3 |
| Fartown High School | 10.68 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 106 | 37% | 1023.5 | 342.1 |
| Carr Manor High School | 10.96 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 170 | 24% | 1000.6 | 294.5 |
| Darul Uloom Dawatul Imaan* | 11.02 miles | 11-16 | Bradford | 12 | 42% | - | 277.5 |
| Intake High School Arts College | 11.03 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 253 | 23% | 965.2 | 246.4 |
| Knottingley High School and Sports College | 11.21 miles | 11-16 | Wakefield | 189 | 26% | 987.3 | 325.9 |
| Penistone Grammar School | 11.24 miles | 11-18 | Barnsley | 274 | 51% | 1004.1 | 469.8 |
| Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School | 11.27 miles | 11-16 | Leeds | 189 | 55% | 990.9 | 377.3 |
| Wyke Manor School | 11.28 miles | 11-16 | Bradford | 192 | 19% | 944.1 | 267.3 |
| Allerton Grange School | 11.32 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 297 | 45% | 978.7 | 327.8 |
| The Foulstone School | 11.35 miles | 11-16 | Barnsley | 177 | 28% | 993.8 | 340.1 |
| Lawnswood School | 11.42 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 269 | 33% | 960.8 | 312.4 |
| Leeds Menorah School* | 11.42 miles | 5-16 | Leeds | NA | - | - | N/A |
| Abbey Grange Church of England High School | 11.46 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 208 | 60% | 1008.5 | 425.2 |
| Rathbone Choices* | 11.54 miles | 14-16 | Kirklees | 17 | - | - | N/A |
| Rastrick High School | 11.57 miles | 11-18 | Calderdale | 234 | 42% | 988.3 | 367.5 |
| Priesthorpe School | 11.61 miles | 11-18 | Leeds | 216 | 39% | 986.2 | 358.5 |
| Laisterdyke Business & Enterprise College | 11.61 miles | 11-18 | Bradford | 175 | 27% | 1006.7 | 338.1 |
| Hipperholme and Lightcliffe High School and Sports College | 11.75 miles | 11-18 | Calderdale | 182 | 41% | 986.1 | 372.6 |
| Newsome High School and Sports College | 11.88 miles | 11-16 | Kirklees | 172 | 29% | 981.6 | 331.9 |
| Brighouse High School | 11.91 miles | 11-18 | Calderdale | 206 | 59% | 1012.4 | 410.7 |
* Denotes an independent school. Schools data supplied by Good Schools Guide. Performance results supplied by DCSF, based on tests taken in June 2006.
