De Lacy Academy

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De Lacy Academy
The school in 2013
Location
Middle Lane

Knottingley

City of Wakefield
,
West Yorkshire
,
WF11 0BZ

England
Information
TypeAcademy
Local authority
Wakefield
TrustDelta Academies Trust
138006 Tables
OfstedReports
Principal
Richard Fieldhouse[1][2]
GenderMixed
Age11 to 16
Twitter@DeLacyAcademy
Websitewww.delacyacademy.org.uk

De Lacy Academy, formerly Knottingley High School, is a mixed secondary school in Knottingley in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.[3]

Previously a community school administered by Wakefield Council, Knottingley High School converted to academy status in April 2012 and was renamed De Lacy Academy. The school is part of Delta Academies Trust,[4] but continues to coordinate with Wakefield Council for admissions.

In April 2022, De Lacy Academy achieved an Ofsted rating of outstanding.[5]

The current principal is Richard Fieldhouse.[1][2] The previous head was Helen O'Brien, who was appointed in 2023; she took over from Chris McCall.[6]

De Lacy Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.[7]

References

  1. "De Lacy Academy". Get Information about Schools. GOV.UK. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  2. "Mr R Fieldhouse". De Lacy Academy. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  3. "De Lacy Academy". delacyacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  4. "DELTA TRUST". schoolpartnershiptrust.org.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  5. Ofsted Communications Team (25 July 2022). "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  6. "Letter" (PDF).
  7. "Courses". delacyacademy.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.

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