Wakefield schools and catchments

Wakefield City Council has 125 primary schools and 38 secondary schools. 9% of Wakefield's schools are private schools. 48 state schools in Wakefield follow the local authority's admissions criteria, while 93 set their own.

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Ofsted ratings
in Wakefield

  1. Outstanding 22
  2. Good 89
  3. Requires Improvement 25
  4. Inadequate 2

Most popular state schools
in Wakefield in 2019

  1. Primary
  2. Secondary
  1. 1

    Jerry Clay Academy

    Academy converter • Wrenthorpe, Wakefield

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter • Pontefract

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  3. 3

    Darrington Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter • Darrington, Pontefract

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Hemsworth Grove Lea Primary School

    Community school • Hemsworth, Pontefract

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  5. 5

    St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter • Normanton

    Ofsted: Good

  6. 6

    The Vale Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Knottingley

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  7. 7

    Sandal Magna Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Agbrigg, Wakefield

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy

    Academy converter • Horbury Bridge, Wakefield

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Crigglestone, Wakefield

    Ofsted: Good

  10. 10

    St Austin's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter • Wakefield

    Ofsted: Good

  11. 11

    West Bretton Junior and Infant School

    Community school • West Bretton, Wakefield

    Ofsted: Good

  12. 12

    Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School

    Community school • Hall Green, Wakefield

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  13. 13

    Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School

    Voluntary aided school • Wakefield

    Ofsted: Good

  14. 14

    Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school • Ossett

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  15. 15

    St Michael's CofE Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Wakefield

    Ofsted: Good

  16. 16

    Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School

    Community school • Ryhill, Wakefield

    Ofsted: Good

  17. 17

    Pontefract Larks Hill Junior and Infant School

    Academy converter • Pontefract

    Ofsted: Good

  18. 18

    Walton Primary Academy

    Academy converter • Walton, Wakefield

    Ofsted: Good

  19. 19

    Glasshoughton Infant Academy

    Academy converter • Castleford

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  20. 20

    Wakefield Greenhill Primary School

    Community school • Eastmoor, Wakefield

    Ofsted: Good

  1. 1

    Outwood Grange Academy

    Academy sponsor led • Outwood, Wakefield

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  2. 2

    St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter • Sandal, Wakefield

    Ofsted: Good

  3. 3

    The King's School

    Academy converter • Pontefract

    Ofsted: Good

  4. 4

    Horbury Academy

    Academy converter • Horbury, Wakefield

    Ofsted: Good

  5. 5

    Castleford Academy

    Academy converter • Castleford

    Ofsted: Outstanding

  6. 6

    St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter • Featherstone, Pontefract

    Ofsted: Good

  7. 7

    Minsthorpe Community College, A Specialist Science College

    Academy converter • South Elmsall, Pontefract

    Ofsted: Good

  8. 8

    De Lacy Academy

    Academy converter • Knottingley

    Ofsted: Good

  9. 9

    Crofton Academy

    Academy converter • Crofton, Wakefield

    Ofsted: Requires Improvement

  10. 10

    Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College

    Academy converter • Ossett

    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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