Horbury Academy

Horbury Academy (formerly Horbury School) is a mixed secondary school located in Horbury in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.^[1]

Horbury Academy
New school building (2010)
Address
Wakefield Road Horbury City of Wakefield , West Yorkshire , WF4 5HE England
Coordinates	53.6614°N 1.5473°W / 53.6614; -1.5473
Information
Type	Academy
Local authority	Wakefield
Department for Education URN	138707 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Mrs Nicola Walker
Gender	Mixed
Age	11 to 16
Website	http://www.horburyacademy.com/

The school previously held specialist status as a Language College, and a new building was completed in 2009 on the same site as the old one. In September 2012 Horbury School Converted to academy status and was renamed Horbury Academy. The school offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils.^[2]

Notable former pupils

• Lee Beachill, squash player
• James Bree, footballer
• Ryan, Gary and Ross Jarman, founding members of The Cribs^{[citation needed]}