St Wilfrid's Catholic High School and Sixth Form College, Pontefract

At age 16 (%)

At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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St Wilfrid's Catholic High School and Sixth Form College

Cutsyke Road, Featherstone, Pontefract WF7 6BD

https://www.st-wilfrids.bkcat.co.uk/

St Wilfrid's Catholic High School and Sixth Form College is a non-selective, Roman Catholic academy. It has about 1,490 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In November 2021 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy, St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy and Holy Family Catholic High School, A Voluntary Academy.)

Particular strengths include Finances, Admissions, Disadvantaged pupils and Environment. Relative weaknesses include Representation.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.6		The Featherstone Academy
1.9		The King's School
2.1		Outwood Academy Freeston
2.1		Castleford Academy
2.7		Airedale Academy
2.9		Carleton High School
3.9		Crofton Academy
4.3		Brigshaw High School
4.7		Outwood Academy City Fields
4.9		Oulton Academy
4.9		De Lacy Academy
5.5		St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is quite low and the offer rate is roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are above average. Progress at 16-18 is excellent. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are above average.

Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is roughly average.

Destinations: Above average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is roughly average.

Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates are quite low and the incidence of persistent absence is roughly average.

Progress: Above average. Up to age 16 it is about average, while at ages 16-18 it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Sixth form: About average. Attainment is below average, progress is above average and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are about average.

Attainment: About average. Up to age 16 it is about average, while at ages 16-18 it is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Provision for special educational needs

Autistic spectrum disorder

Speech, language and communication

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