St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Pontefract, Yorkshire and the Humber WF7 6BD · Wakefield
#132 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#1642 of 4,090 nationally
About St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy is a academy secondary located in Pontefract, in the Wakefield local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 11–18. In 2025 it enrolled 1,470 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 56.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools in England and 132nd of 366 ranked secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is grade 5+ in english & maths (66th percentile), and its weakest is a level points per entry (33th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 1,470; capacity filled 81.7%; grade 4+ english & maths 69%; ebacc average points 4.18.
There are 43 schools in Pontefract; St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy ranks 18th of 42 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)46.7
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)49.6%
- A level points per entry (10%)31.1
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)23.8%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,470
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 23.8%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 81.7%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 46.7
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 49.6%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 69%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 4.18
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 31.1
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
227 students · 314 m away
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School
Pontefract · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
338 students · 1.4 km away
New College Pontefract
Pontefract · Academy sixth form · Ages 16–19
0 students · 2.3 km away
Ackton Pastures Primary Academy
Castleford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
356 students · 2.3 km away
Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Pontefract · Local authority primary · Ages 7–11
314 students · 2.3 km away
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
434 students · 2.4 km away
Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy
Castleford · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
473 students · 2.5 km away
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
556 students · 2.6 km away
Featherstone Purston Infant School
Pontefract · Local authority primary · Ages 3–7
203 students · 2.6 km away
Featherstone Girnhill Infant School
Pontefract · Academy primary · Ages 3–7
103 students · 2.7 km away
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Frequently asked questions
Is St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy a good school?
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy has a Success Index (England) of 56.6 out of 100 (Top 50% of secondary schools in England) and ranks #132 of 366 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy ranks #132 of 366 secondary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #1642 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy?
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy had 1,470 students in 2025.
Is St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy is classified as a secondary covering Ages 11–18. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.