Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5HE
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,070 (527 boys, 543 girls)
- Capacity: 1059
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 27.9%
- Telephone: 01924282740
- Ofsted: Good (5 Oct 2021); report card, no overall grade (inspected 6 Jan 2026)
- Attainment 8: 51 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 596 applications, 198 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in Wakefield
- Horbury Primary Academy (0.2 miles, straight line)
- Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School (0.5 miles, straight line)
- Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School (0.8 miles, straight line)
- Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy (1.2 miles, straight line)
- Ossett South Parade Primary (1.2 miles, straight line)
- South Ossett Infant Academy (1.2 miles, straight line)
