Wakefield schools and admissions data

Wakefield City Council has 125 primary schools and 39 secondary schools. 9% of Wakefield's schools are private schools. 47 state schools in Wakefield follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 94 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Wakefield

  1. Outstanding 22
  2. Good 86
  3. Requires Improvement 24
  4. Inadequate 2

Most popular state schools
in Wakefield in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Airedale Junior School

    Academy sponsor led • Airedale, Castleford

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    Normanton Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Normanton

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford

    Community school • Airedale, Castleford

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    Cherry Tree Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Pontefract

    Ofsted: None

  5. 5

    Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school • Low Ackworth, Pontefract

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  6. 6

    Hendal Primary School

    Community school • Kettlethorpe, Wakefield

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford

    Community school • Castleford

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Pontefract De Lacy Primary School

    Academy sponsor led • Pontefract

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  9. 9

    The Priory Centre

    Pupil referral unit • Lupset, Wakefield

    Ofsted: Inadequate

  10. 10

    English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter • Wakefield

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  11. 11

    Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school • Ossett

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School

    Community school • Crigglestone, Wakefield

    Ofsted: Good

  13. 13

    Darrington Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • Darrington, Pontefract

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy

    Academy converter • Castleford

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  15. 15

    Pontefract Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter • Pontefract

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Airedale Infant School

    Academy converter • Townville, Castleford

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Oyster Park Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Ferry Fryston, Castleford

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  18. 18

    Newlands Primary School

    Community school • Normanton

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Pontefract Carleton Park Junior and Infant School

    Academy sponsor led • Carleton Park, Pontefract

    Ofsted: Good

  20. 20

    Towngate Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Ossett

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Pennine Camphill Community

    Special post 16 institution • Chapelthorpe, Wakefield

    Ofsted: None

  2. 2

    New College Pontefract

    Academy 16-19 converter • Pontefract

    Ofsted: None

  3. 3

    CAPA College

    Free schools 16 to 19 • Westgate, Wakefield

    Ofsted: None

  4. 4

    The Springfield Centre

    Pupil referral unit • Crofton, Wakefield

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  5. 5

    Castleford Academy

    Academy converter • Castleford

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    Oakfield Park School

    Community special school • Ackworth, Pontefract

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    Crofton Academy

    Academy converter • Crofton, Wakefield

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  8. 8

    Carleton High School

    Academy converter • Carleton, Pontefract

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Highfield School

    Foundation special school • Ossett

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    Airedale Academy

    Academy converter • Airedale, Castleford

    Ofsted: Good

Popularity is based on the number of first preference applications a school received compared to the number of places available, where we have this data. Where places available data isn't held, first preferences are compared to the number of offers made.

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