Minsthorpe Community College
Minsthorpe Lane, Pontefract, WF9 2UJ
1,609 pupils · 92% of 1,755 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- MINSTHORPE ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 34.1%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 November 2023, published 13 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 36.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 53.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 8.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 279 | 269 | 312 | 274 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 288 | 310 | 375 | 288 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 290 | 303 | 365 | 290 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 280 | 272 | 319 | 275 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 291 | 295 | 333 | 291 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 285 | 282 | 320 | 284 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 283 | 283 | 325 | 283 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 292 | 283 | 321 | 285 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Outwood Academy Hemsworth 4.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Campsmount Academy 7.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Outwood Academy Shafton 7.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Outwood Academy Adwick 7.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Astrea Academy Dearne 8.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Carleton High School 8.4 km · Improved significantly (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.