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
Requires improvement8
Outstanding8
No overall grade65
89 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 65 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
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.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | No grade | — |
| Ackworth SchoolOther independent school | West Yorkshire | No grade | — |
| Airedale AcademyAcademy converter | Castleford | Requires improvement 2024 | 33.8 |
| Airedale Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Castleford | No grade | — |
| Airedale Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Castleford | Good 2023 | — |
| Altofts Junior AcademyAcademy converter | Normanton | No 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 grade | — |
| CAPA CollegeFree schools 16 to 19 | Wakefield | No grade | — |
| Carleton High SchoolAcademy converter | Pontefract | No grade | 47.5 |
| Carleton Park Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Pontefract | No grade | — |
| Castleford AcademyAcademy converter | Castleford | No grade | 48.5 |
| 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 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 grade | — |
| Crigglestone Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Wakefield | No grade | — |
| Crigglestone St James CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Wakefield | Good 2023 | — |
| Crofton AcademyAcademy converter | Wakefield | Good 2023 | 46.5 |
| Crofton Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Wakefield | Good 2024 | — |
| Crofton Junior SchoolCommunity school | Wakefield | Good 2023 | — |
| Darrington Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Pontefract | No grade | — |
| De Lacy AcademyAcademy converter | Knottingley | Outstanding 2022 | 45.6 |
| De Lacy Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Pontefract | Outstanding 2024 | — |
| Denby Grange SchoolOther independent special school | Wakefield | No 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 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 grade | — |
| Gawthorpe Community AcademyAcademy converter | Ossett | Good 2022 | — |
| Glasshoughton Infant AcademyAcademy converter | Castleford | Good 2023 | — |
| Grove Lea Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Pontefract | No grade | — |
| Half Acres Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Castleford | No grade | — |
| Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Pontefract | No grade | — |
| Hall Cliffe Primary SchoolOther independent special school | Wakefield | No grade | — |
| Hall Cliffe SchoolOther independent special school | Wakefield | No grade | — |
| Hammer Lane AcademyOther independent special school | Wakefield | No grade | — |
| Harewood Centre Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Pontefract | Good 2022 | — |
| Heart of Yorkshire Education GroupFurther education | Wakefield | No grade | — |
| Hendal Primary SchoolCommunity school | Wakefield | No 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 | No grade | 48.7 |
| 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 grade | — |
| Jerry Clay AcademyAcademy converter | Wakefield | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| Kettlethorpe High SchoolCommunity school | Wakefield | Good 2022 | 46.9 |
| King's Meadow AcademyAcademy converter | Pontefract | No grade | — |
| Kingsland Primary SchoolCommunity special school | Wakefield | Outstanding 2023 | — |
| Larks Hill Junior and Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Pontefract | No grade | — |
| Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Normanton | No grade | — |
| Martin Frobisher Infant SchoolCommunity school | Normanton | Good 2022 | — |
| Meadowcroft SchoolOther independent special school | Wakefield | No grade | — |
| Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication ResourceVoluntary controlled school | Wakefield | Good 2023 | — |
| Middlestown Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Wakefield | No grade | — |
| Minsthorpe Community CollegeAcademy converter | Pontefract | Good 2023 | 41.3 |
| Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion ResourceCommunity school | Pontefract | Good 2024 | — |
| New College PontefractAcademy 16-19 converter | Pontefract | No grade | — |
| Newlands Primary SchoolCommunity school | Normanton | No grade | — |
| Newton Hill Community SchoolCommunity school | Wakefield | Good 2024 | — |
| Normanton All Saints CofE Infant SchoolVoluntary aided school | Normanton | No 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 grade | — |
| Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Pontefract | No grade | — |
| Ossett Academy and Sixth Form CollegeAcademy converter | Ossett | No grade | 51 |
| Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant SchoolFoundation school | Ossett | Good 2022 | — |
| Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Ossett | No grade | — |
| Ossett South Parade PrimaryCommunity school | Wakefield | Good 2024 | — |
| Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Ossett | No grade | — |
| Outwood Academy City FieldsAcademy converter | Wakefield | Good 2022 | 38.8 |
| Outwood Academy FreestonAcademy converter | Normanton | No grade | 44.6 |
| Outwood Academy HemsworthAcademy sponsor led | Pontefract | No grade | 41 |
| Outwood Grange AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Wakefield | Good 2024 | 47.2 |
| Outwood Primary Academy Bell LaneAcademy converter | Pontefract | Good 2022 | — |
| Outwood Primary Academy GreenhillAcademy sponsor led | Wakefield | No grade | — |
| Outwood Primary Academy KirkhamgateAcademy sponsor led | Wakefield | No grade | — |
| Outwood Primary Academy Ledger LaneAcademy converter | Wakefield | No 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 | No grade | — |
| Queen Elizabeth Grammar SchoolOther independent school | Wakefield | No 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 grade | — |
| Sandal Magna Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Wakefield | Good 2022 | — |
| Sharlston Community SchoolAcademy converter | Wakefield | No grade | — |
| Shay Lane Primary (J and I) SchoolCommunity school | Wakefield | Good 2024 | — |
| Silcoates SchoolOther independent school | West Yorkshire | No grade | — |
| Simpson's Lane AcademyAcademy converter | Knottingley | No 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 | No grade | — |
| 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 grade | — |
| St Giles C of E AcademyAcademy converter | Pontefract | No grade | — |
| St Helen's CE Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Pontefract | Good 2023 | — |
| St Ignatius Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wakefield | No grade | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School CastlefordAcademy converter | Castleford | No 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 |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Pontefract | No grade | 46.7 |
| 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 | No grade | — |
| Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolCommunity school | Pontefract | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| The Castle Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school | Wakefield | Good 2023 | — |
| The Featherstone AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Pontefract | Good 2022 | 41.6 |
| The Grange SchoolOther independent special school | Castleford | No grade | — |
| The King's SchoolAcademy converter | Pontefract | Good 2022 | 49.9 |
| 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 grade | — |
| Towngate Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Ossett | No grade | — |
| Townville AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Castleford | Requires improvement 2023 | — |
| Trinity Academy CathedralAcademy converter | Wakefield | Outstanding 2022 | 48.7 |
| 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 grade | — |
| Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | Wakefield | No 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 | — |
| West Bretton Junior and Infant SchoolCommunity school | Wakefield | No grade | — |
| West End AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Pontefract | No grade | — |
| Willow Green AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Knottingley | Good 2023 | — |
| Wrenthorpe AcademyAcademy converter | Wakefield | No grade | — |