Horbury Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Wakefield Road
 Horbury
 Wakefield
 West Yorkshire WF4 5HE
Telephone: 01924 282740
Previous Name: n/a

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
History: This school arose from Horbury School - A Specialist Language College
Trust: Accord Multi Academy Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Nicola Walker (since January 2019)
Previous Headteacher: Stephen Brook
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 57.87 / 22.02
Non-teaching Staff*: 53.53
Number of pupils: 1075
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.6
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 25.70% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 32.1%
Local child deprivation rate: 18.9% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 13.6%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 39.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 7.6km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Wakefield
Constituency: Wakefield
Electoral Ward: Horbury and South Ossett
School Number: 3844028

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 6th January 2026 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Horbury Primary Academy (0.2km) show on map
  2. Hall Cliffe School (0.7km) show on map
  3. Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Prim... (0.8km) show on map
  4. Evolve Academy (1.2km) show on map
  5. Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  6. Ossett South Parade Primary (1.8km) show on map
  7. South Ossett Infant Academy (1.9km) show on map
  8. Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and I... (2.0km) show on map
  9. The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School (2.0km) show on map
  10. St Ignatius Catholic Primary School (2.0km) show on map
  11. English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Vo... (2.1km) show on map
  12. Trinity Academy Cathedral (2.3km) show on map
  13. Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College (2.3km) show on map
  14. Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy (2.4km) show on map
  15. Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School (2.4km) show on map
  16. St Michael's CofE Academy (2.4km) show on map
  17. Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery (2.5km) show on map
  18. Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary ... (2.5km) show on map
  19. Crigglestone Nursery School (2.6km) show on map
  20. Towngate Primary Academy (2.6km) show on map
  21. Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School (2.7km) show on map
  22. Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School (2.9km) show on map
  23. Wakefield Lawefield Primary School (3.1km) show on map
  24. Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School (3.2km) show on map
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  26. Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  27. Hendal Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  28. Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs (3.5km) show on map
  29. Middlestown Primary Academy (3.6km) show on map
  30. Kettlethorpe High School (3.6km) show on map
  31. CAPA College (3.6km) show on map
  32. Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School (3.8km) show on map
  33. Silcoates School (3.9km) show on map
  34. Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Communit... (3.9km) show on map
  35. Heart of Yorkshire Education Group (3.9km) show on map
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  37. Wakefield Girls' High School (4.0km) show on map
  38. The Castle Nursery School (4.1km) show on map
  39. Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School (4.1km) show on map
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  86. Flatts Nursery School (6.9km) show on map
  87. Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy (6.9km) show on map
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  92. St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy (7.1km) show on map
  93. Lydgate Junior and Infant School (7.1km) show on map
  94. East Ardsley Primary Academy (7.1km) show on map
  95. Warwick Road Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  96. Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate (7.2km) show on map
  97. The Branch Christian School (7.3km) show on map
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  99. Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School (7.4km) show on map
  100. Carlton Junior and Infant School (7.4km) show on map
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