Secondary schools in Wakefield
18 open secondary schools in the Wakefield local authority area (all-through schools are listed under both primary and secondary).
- Airedale Academy (Castleford; Academy converter; ages 11-18; inspected 30 January 2024)
- Ark Carleton High School (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 11-16)
- Ark The King's School (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 11-16; inspected 12 October 2022)
- Castleford Academy (Castleford; Academy converter; ages 11-16; inspected 28 January 2025)
- Crofton Academy (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 11-16; inspected 11 July 2023)
- De Lacy Academy (Knottingley; Academy converter; ages 11-16; inspected 5 April 2022)
- Horbury Academy (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 11-16; report card 6 January 2026)
- Kettlethorpe High School (Wakefield; Community school; ages 11-16)
- Minsthorpe Community College (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 11-18)
- Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College (Ossett; Academy converter; ages 11-19; report card 24 February 2026)
- Outwood Academy City Fields (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 11-16; inspected 1 March 2022)
- Outwood Academy Freeston (Normanton; Academy converter; ages 11-16; inspected 20 May 2025)
- Outwood Academy Hemsworth (Pontefract; Academy sponsor led; ages 11-18; inspected 4 March 2025)
- Outwood Grange Academy (Wakefield; Academy sponsor led; ages 11-18; inspected 1 May 2024)
- St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 11-16; inspected 29 March 2023)
- St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 11-18; report card 10 March 2026)
- The Featherstone Academy (Pontefract; Academy sponsor led; ages 11-16)
- Trinity Academy Cathedral (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 11-16; inspected 25 May 2022)
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.