Minsthorpe Community College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wakefield
Minsthorpe Lane, Pontefract, WF9 2UJ
60
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
92%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.0%
30.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,609
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
1,755 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
92%
1st preference success rate
285 of 310 families who put it first got an offer
288
Places offered
375
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 310 | 285 | ● 92% |
| 2nd preference | 39 | 1 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 18 | 2 | ● 11% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 8 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 375 | 288 | 77% |
1st preference success by year
Wakefield lets families list 5 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Mark Gilmore
- Address
- Minsthorpe Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2UJ
- Phone
- 01977657600
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Ward / constituency
- Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton · Normanton and Hemsworth
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137011
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 34% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 36% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MINSTHORPE ACADEMY TRUST
1,609 pupils · 1,755 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
08 November 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,458 pupils
Attendance
90.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
30.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.21 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 39% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 54% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.39 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.87 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 36.4% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 53.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.39 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 250 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 24.49 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 29 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 254 | 15% | 44% | 63% | |
| Mathematics | 249 | 14% | 41% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 249 | 19% | 54% | 70% | |
| Combined Science | 189 | 3% | 22% | 41% | |
| Geography | 139 | 11% | 37% | 52% | |
| History | 86 | 16% | 37% | 50% | |
| Design & Technology | 78 | 10% | 33% | 58% | |
| Biology | 58 | 14% | 60% | 83% | |
| Physics | 51 | 29% | 63% | 92% | |
| Chemistry | 50 | 24% | 66% | 92% | |
| Computer Science | 44 | 41% | 77% | 89% | |
| French | 36 | 33% | 58% | 72% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 12 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| English Literature | 7 | 0% | 29% | 43% | |
| Photography | 6 | 17% | 17% | 50% | |
| Biology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Art and Design | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Language | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Polish | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #324 of 1,897 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13552: Minsthorpe Community College, Pontefract
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 25% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 7% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 36% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Wakefield council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.