Gawthorpe Community Academy is a academy converter serving families in Ossett and the wider Wakefield area. The school is well established within the local education landscape.

The school educates mixed pupils aged 3 to 11. It currently has 226 pupils on roll with space for 236, offering a broad curriculum across all primary year groups.

The most recent Ofsted inspection, published on 13 December 2022, rated the school Good. Inspectors highlighted the overall quality of education and the strong relationships between staff and pupils.