CAPA College - The School Companion

CAPA College

General Information

Address: Mulberry Way, Wakefield, WF1 2QN
Phone: 01924583737
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Claire Nicholson
Age range: 16-19 years
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 502
School capacity: 500
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 0
% eligible for free school meals: 0.0%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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SEN

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SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

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Pupils on SEN Support: 24.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 1.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 78 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 30 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 13 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils

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Educational Attainment

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Financials

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Spending per pupil: £6,006 (2024-25)

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Ranked #18 of 19 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#16Outwood Grange Academy£6,575
#17The King's School£6,556
#18CAPA College£6,006
#19New College Pontefract£5,215

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Minsthorpe Community College£8,513
#2Outwood Academy Hemsworth£8,011
#3The Featherstone Academy£7,998
#4Trinity Academy Cathedral£7,964
#5Castleford Academy£7,956
#6St Thomas £7,687
#7Outwood Academy City Fields£7,565
#8Crofton Academy£7,519
#9Horbury Academy£7,429
#10Outwood Academy Freeston£7,396
#11De Lacy Academy£7,390
#12St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy£7,253
#13Kettlethorpe High School£7,223
#14Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College£6,850
#15Carleton High School£6,787
#16Outwood Grange Academy£6,575
#17The King's School£6,556
#18CAPA College£6,006
#19New College Pontefract£5,215

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