Yorkshire and the Humber
Schools in Wakefield
154 schools, 56,610 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 38.4.
Ofsted across Wakefield
Good73
Outstanding8
Requires improvement7
No overall grade66
88 of these schools carry a historic one-word grade. The remaining 66 either have no published outcome or were inspected under a newer framework with no overall grade; current report cards instead grade separate aspects of the school. What changed.
- Last overall grade still shown
- 88
- Current framework (no overall grade)
- 50
- Average days since inspection
- 984
- Framework mix
- 88 historic, 50 current, 16 none
All schools in Wakefield
Sorted by name. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
Schools 1–150 of 154
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ackton Pastures Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Castleford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Pontefract | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Ackworth Mill Dam SchoolAcademy converter | Pontefract | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Ackworth SchoolOther independent school | West Yorkshire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Airedale AcademyAcademy converter | Castleford | Requires improvement 2024 | 33.8 | -0.72-0.95 to -0.50 | |
| Airedale Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Castleford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Airedale Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Castleford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Altofts Junior AcademyAcademy converter | Normanton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrsVoluntary aided school | Wakefield | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Ash Grove Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | PONTEFRACT | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Pontefract | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Balance Alternative ProvisionOther independent special school | Knottingley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| CAPA CollegeFree schools 16 to 19 | Wakefield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Carleton High SchoolAcademy converter | Pontefract | No overall grade | 47.5 | 0.12-0.08 to 0.32 · not a win | |
| Carleton Park Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Pontefract | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Castleford AcademyAcademy converter | Castleford | No overall grade | 48.5 | 0.410.25 to 0.58 | |
| Castleford Park Junior AcademyAcademy converter | Castleford | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Castleford Three Lane Ends AcademyAcademy converter | Castleford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Castleford Wheldon Infant School and NurseryCommunity school | Castleford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Cherry Tree AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Pontefract | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school | Wakefield | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school | Wakefield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Crigglestone Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Wakefield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Crigglestone St James CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Wakefield | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Crofton AcademyAcademy converter | Wakefield | Good 2023 | 46.5 | 0.260.07 to 0.46 | |
| Crofton Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Wakefield | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Crofton Junior SchoolCommunity school | Wakefield | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Darrington Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Pontefract | No overall grade | — | — | |
| De Lacy AcademyAcademy converter | Knottingley | Outstanding 2022 | 45.6 | -0.12-0.34 to 0.10 · not a win | |
| De Lacy Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Pontefract | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| Denby Grange SchoolOther independent special school | Wakefield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Dimple Well Infant School and NurseryFoundation school | Ossett | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| England Lane AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Knottingley | Outstanding 2024 | — | — | |
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Wakefield | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Fairburn View Primary School, CastlefordCommunity school | Castleford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Featherstone All Saints CofE AcademyAcademy converter | Pontefract | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Featherstone Girnhill Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Pontefract | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school | Pontefract | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Featherstone Purston Infant SchoolCommunity school | Pontefract | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Pontefract | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Fitzwilliam Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Pontefract | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Gawthorpe Community AcademyAcademy converter | Ossett | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Glasshoughton Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Castleford | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Grove Lea Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Pontefract | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Half Acres Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Castleford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Pontefract | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hall Cliffe Primary SchoolOther independent special school | Wakefield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hall Cliffe SchoolOther independent special school | Wakefield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hammer Lane AcademyOther independent special school | Wakefield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Harewood Centre Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Pontefract | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Heart of Yorkshire Education GroupFurther education | Wakefield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hendal Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wakefield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| High Well SchoolCommunity special school | Pontefract | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Highfield SchoolFoundation special school | Ossett | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Pontefract | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Horbury AcademyAcademy converter | Wakefield | Report card 2026 | 48.7 | 0.320.13 to 0.50 | |
| Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Wakefield | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Horbury Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Wakefield | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Wakefield | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Ivy Lane SchoolOther independent special school | Wakefield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Jerry Clay AcademyAcademy converter | Wakefield | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Kettlethorpe High SchoolCommunity school | Wakefield | Good 2022 | 46.9 | -0.06-0.23 to 0.10 · not a win | |
| King's Meadow AcademyAcademy converter | Pontefract | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Kingsland Primary SchoolCommunity special school | Wakefield | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Larks Hill Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Pontefract | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Normanton | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Martin Frobisher Infant SchoolCommunity school | Normanton | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Meadowcroft SchoolOther independent special school | Wakefield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication ResourceVoluntary controlled school | Wakefield | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Middlestown Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Wakefield | Report card 2025 | — | — | |
| Minsthorpe Community CollegeAcademy converter | Pontefract | Good 2023 | 41.3 | 0.210.04 to 0.37 | |
| Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion ResourceCommunity school | Pontefract | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| New College PontefractAcademy 16-19 converter | Pontefract | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Newlands Primary SchoolCommunity school | Normanton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Newton Hill Community SchoolCommunity school | Wakefield | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Normanton All Saints CofE Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school | Normanton | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Normanton Common Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Normanton | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Normanton Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Normanton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Northfield Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Pontefract | Requires improvement 2022 | — | — | |
| Oakfield Park SchoolCommunity special school | Pontefract | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Pontefract | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ossett Academy and Sixth Form CollegeAcademy converter | Ossett | Report card 2026 | 51 | 0.240.07 to 0.40 | |
| Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant SchoolFoundation school | Ossett | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Ossett | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Ossett South Parade PrimaryCommunity school | Wakefield | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Ossett | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Outwood Academy City FieldsAcademy converter | Wakefield | Good 2022 | 38.8 | 0.08-0.16 to 0.32 · not a win | |
| Outwood Academy FreestonAcademy converter | Normanton | No overall grade | 44.6 | -0.18-0.38 to 0.03 · not a win | |
| Outwood Academy HemsworthAcademy sponsor led | Pontefract | No overall grade | 41 | -0.07-0.28 to 0.15 · not a win | |
| Outwood Grange AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Wakefield | Good 2024 | 47.2 | -0.13-0.29 to 0.02 · not a win | |
| Outwood Primary Academy Bell LaneAcademy converter | Pontefract | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Outwood Primary Academy GreenhillAcademy sponsor led | Wakefield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Outwood Primary Academy KirkhamgateAcademy sponsor led | Wakefield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Outwood Primary Academy Ledger LaneAcademy converter | Wakefield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse GateAcademy converter | Wakefield | Outstanding 2023 | — | — | |
| Outwood Primary Academy Newstead GreenAcademy sponsor led | Wakefield | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Outwood Primary Academy Park HillAcademy sponsor led | Wakefield | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Oyster Park Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Castleford | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Queen Elizabeth Grammar SchoolOther independent school | Wakefield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Rooks Nest AcademyAcademy converter | Wakefield | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Wakefield | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Pontefract | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Sandal Castle VA Community Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wakefield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sandal Magna Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Wakefield | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Sharlston Community SchoolAcademy converter | Wakefield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Shay Lane Primary (J and I) SchoolCommunity school | Wakefield | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Silcoates SchoolOther independent school | West Yorkshire | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Simpson's Lane AcademyAcademy converter | Knottingley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school | Wakefield | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Smawthorne Henry Moore AcademyAcademy converter | Castleford | Good 2020 | — | — | |
| South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school | Pontefract | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| South Hiendley Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Barnsley | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| South Kirkby AcademyAcademy converter | Pontefract | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Pontefract | Report card 2025 | — | — | |
| South Ossett Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Ossett | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Austin's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wakefield | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Botolphs CE AcademyAcademy converter | Knottingley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Giles C of E AcademyAcademy converter | Pontefract | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Helen's CE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Pontefract | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| St Ignatius Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wakefield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School CastlefordAcademy converter | Castleford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School PontefractAcademy converter | Pontefract | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, MoorthorpeAcademy sponsor led | Pontefract | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| St Michael's CofE AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Wakefield | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Wakefield | Good 2023 | 46.3 | 0.290.06 to 0.53 | |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Pontefract | Report card 2026 | 46.7 | -0.01-0.18 to 0.15 · not a win | |
| St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Normanton | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery AcademyAcademy converter | Wakefield | Good 2020 | — | — | |
| Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Wakefield | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Pontefract | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| The Castle Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Wakefield | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| The Featherstone AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Pontefract | Good 2022 | 41.6 | -0.33-0.62 to -0.03 | |
| The Grange SchoolOther independent special school | Castleford | No overall grade | — | — | |
| The King's SchoolAcademy converter | Pontefract | Good 2022 | 49.9 | 0.10-0.09 to 0.30 · not a win | |
| The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Wakefield | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Pontefract | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| The Vale Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Knottingley | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Towngate Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Ossett | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Townville AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Castleford | Requires improvement 2023 | — | — | |
| Trinity Academy CathedralAcademy converter | Wakefield | Outstanding 2022 | 48.7 | 0.340.14 to 0.55 | |
| Upton Primary SchoolCommunity school | Pontefract | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school | Wakefield | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Wakefield Girls' High SchoolOther independent school | Wakefield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | Wakefield | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Wakefield Lawefield Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wakefield | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) SchoolCommunity school | Wakefield | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wakefield | Requires improvement 2024 | — | — | |
| Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wakefield | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Wakefield | Good 2023 | — | — | |
| Walton Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Wakefield | Good 2022 | — | — |