De Lacy Academy

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Middle Lane
Knottingley
West Yorkshire
WF11 0BZ
Phone 01977722489
Reference Number 138006

General Makeup

Number of pupils 869
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.6%
Girls: 50.4%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 39.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 10.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 87 93 180
8 92 101 193
9 94 83 177
10 87 85 172
11 71 76 147

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 86.4%
Unclassified 5.3%
White, Other 4.1%
African 1.3%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
White & Asian 0.5%
Asian, Other 0.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
White & Black (African) 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
Last Report Date 2022-07-06
Date Report
2022-04-05 School inspection:OutstandingSchool inspection, PDF - 06 July 2022
2017-01-24 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 22 February 2017
2015-07-07 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 17 July 2015
2015-02-11 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 09 March 2015
2013-06-05 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 26 June 2013
2013-03-19 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 22 April 2013
2012-08-10 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 14 August 2012
Previously as Knottingley High School and Sports College
2011-01-26 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 09 March 2011
2009-11-10 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 02 December 2009
2008-10-06 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 19 December 2008
2007-02-13 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 12 March 2007
2001-04-30 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 18 July 2001
2011-01-26 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 09 March 2011
2009-11-10 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 02 December 2009
2008-10-06 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 19 December 2008
2007-02-13 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 12 March 2007
2001-04-30 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 18 July 2001

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 46.9% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 62.6% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 18 2
Third Preference 15 0
From another Local Authority 24 13

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