Kettlethorpe High School


Kettlethorpe High School is a mixed secondary school with specialist status for maths and computing in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It provides for children ages 11–16, with a comprehensive admissions policy, and in 2018/2019 had an enrolment of 1,543 pupils.

The school

School intake is from the surrounding areas of Wakefield and Barnsley.
The Kettlethorpe High School Community Learning Centre opened at the school in 2006. It provides free computing courses to local people and contains a free internet cafe. It also provides Adult Education course in partnership with the Wakefield Adult Education Service and offers a free Job Club to help local people back into work.
The school's Latin motto is 'Labor Omnia Vincit', meaning "Work Conquers All".

Notable people