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Schools in Wakefield[1]

Local authority district E08000036 · 153 open schools[2]

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Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 215 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

Secondary schools (20)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Airedale Academy 11–18[2]
A8 39 2025/26[5]
Ark Carleton High School 11–16[2]
A8 44 2025/26[5]
Ark The King's School 11–16[2]
A8 52 2025/26[5]
CAPA College 16–19[2]
AL B+ 2024/25[6]
Castleford Academy 11–16[2]
A8 47 2025/26[5]
Crofton Academy 11–16[2]
A8 49 2025/26[5]
De Lacy Academy 11–16[2]
A8 45 2025/26[5]
Horbury Academy 11–16[2]
A8 51 2025/26[5]
Kettlethorpe High School 11–16[2]
A8 49 2025/26[5]
Minsthorpe Community College 11–18[2]
A8 45 2025/26[5] AL D+ 2024/25[6]
New College Pontefract 16–19[2]
AL B- 2024/25[6]
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College 11–19[2]
A8 50 2025/26[5] AL B- 2024/25[6]
Outwood Academy City Fields 11–16[2]
A8 44 2025/26[5]
Outwood Academy Freeston 11–16[2]
A8 45 2025/26[5]
Outwood Academy Hemsworth 11–18[2]
A8 38 2025/26[5] AL D+ 2024/25[6]
Outwood Grange Academy 11–18[2]
A8 49 2025/26[5] AL C 2024/25[6]
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy 11–16[2]
A8 49 2025/26[5]
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy 11–18[2]
A8 46 2025/26[5] AL C 2024/25[6]
The Featherstone Academy 11–16[2]
A8 40 2025/26[5]
Trinity Academy Cathedral 11–16[2]
A8 51 2025/26[5]

Primary schools (113)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Ackton Pastures Primary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 64% 2024/25[7]
Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School 3–11[2]
KS2 80% 2024/25[7]
Ackworth Mill Dam School 3–11[2]
KS2 68% 2024/25[7]
Airedale Infant Academy 3–7[2]
Airedale Junior Academy 7–11[2]
KS2 62% 2024/25[7]
Altofts Junior Academy 7–11[2]
Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs 3–11[2]
KS2 69% 2024/25[7]
Ark Carleton Park Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 87% 2024/25[7]
Ark De Lacy Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 80% 2024/25[7]
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 93% 2024/25[7]
Ark Larks Hill Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 97% 2024/25[7]
Ark Northfield Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 83% 2024/25[7]
Ark Orchard Head Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 89% 2024/25[7]
Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 73% 2024/25[7]
Ash Grove Primary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 48% 2024/25[7]
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School 4–11[2]
KS2 73% 2024/25[7]
Castleford Park Junior Academy 7–11[2]
KS2 61% 2024/25[7]
Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 42% 2024/25[7]
Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery 3–7[2]
Cherry Tree Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 49% 2024/25[7]
Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School 3–11[2]
KS2 91% 2024/25[7]
Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School 3–11[2]
KS2 71% 2024/25[7]
Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 64% 2024/25[7]
Crofton Infant School 3–7[2]
Crofton Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 70% 2024/25[7]
Darrington Church of England Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 64% 2024/25[7]
Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery 3–7[2]
England Lane Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 85% 2024/25[7]
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 69% 2024/25[7]
Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford 2–11[2]
KS2 30% 2024/25[7]
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 71% 2024/25[7]
Featherstone Girnhill Infant School 3–7[2]
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School 3–11[2]
KS2 42% 2024/25[7]
Featherstone Purston Infant School 3–7[2]
Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 46% 2024/25[7]
Fitzwilliam Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 50% 2024/25[7]
Gawthorpe Community Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[7]
Glasshoughton Infant Academy 3–7[2]
Grove Lea Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 77% 2024/25[7]
Half Acres Primary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 65% 2024/25[7]
Hendal Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 51% 2024/25[7]
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 35% 2024/25[7]
Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 93% 2024/25[7]
Horbury Primary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 78% 2024/25[7]
Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 52% 2024/25[7]
Jerry Clay Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 90% 2024/25[7]
King's Meadow Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 45% 2024/25[7]
Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School 3–7[2]
Martin Frobisher Infant School 3–7[2]
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource 3–11[2]
KS2 65% 2024/25[7]
Middlestown Primary Academy 2–11[2]
KS2 86% 2024/25[7]
Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource 3–11[2]
KS2 35% 2024/25[7]
Newlands Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 38% 2024/25[7]
Newton Hill Community School 3–11[2]
KS2 84% 2024/25[7]
Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School 3–7[2]
Normanton Common Primary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 73% 2024/25[7]
Normanton Junior Academy 7–11[2]
KS2 83% 2024/25[7]
Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School 3–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[7]
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 53% 2024/25[7]
Ossett South Parade Primary 3–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[7]
Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School 7–11[2]
KS2 94% 2024/25[7]
Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane 3–11[2]
KS2 83% 2024/25[7]
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill 3–11[2]
KS2 57% 2024/25[7]
Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate 3–11[2]
KS2 81% 2024/25[7]
Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane 3–11[2]
KS2 72% 2024/25[7]
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate 3–11[2]
KS2 90% 2024/25[7]
Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green 3–11[2]
KS2 71% 2024/25[7]
Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill 3–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[7]
Oyster Park Primary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 43% 2024/25[7]
Rooks Nest Academy 2–11[2]
KS2 85% 2024/25[7]
Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School 3–11[2]
KS2 73% 2024/25[7]
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 30% 2024/25[7]
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 45% 2024/25[7]
Sandal Magna Community Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 67% 2024/25[7]
Sharlston Community School 3–11[2]
KS2 64% 2024/25[7]
Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School 3–11[2]
KS2 62% 2024/25[7]
Simpson's Lane Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 84% 2024/25[7]
Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School 3–11[2]
KS2 58% 2024/25[7]
Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy 2–11[2]
South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School 3–11[2]
KS2 51% 2024/25[7]
South Hiendley Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 65% 2024/25[7]
South Kirkby Academy 7–11[2]
KS2 32% 2024/25[7]
South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School 2–7[2]
South Ossett Infant Academy 3–7[2]
St Austin's Catholic Primary School 4–11[2]
KS2 51% 2024/25[7]
St Botolphs CE Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 65% 2024/25[7]
St Giles C of E Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 78% 2024/25[7]
St Helen's CE Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 58% 2024/25[7]
St Ignatius Catholic Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 79% 2024/25[7]
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford 3–11[2]
KS2 52% 2024/25[7]
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract 3–11[2]
KS2 77% 2024/25[7]
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe 3–11[2]
KS2 55% 2024/25[7]
St Michael's CofE Academy 2–11[2]
KS2 73% 2024/25[7]
St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 48% 2024/25[7]
Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 87% 2024/25[7]
Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 87% 2024/25[7]
Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School 2–11[2]
KS2 40% 2024/25[7]
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School 3–11[2]
KS2 56% 2024/25[7]
The Vale Primary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 76% 2024/25[7]
Towngate Primary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 49% 2024/25[7]
Townville Academy 3–7[2]
Upton Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 47% 2024/25[7]
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School 3–11[2]
KS2 53% 2024/25[7]
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 53% 2024/25[7]
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School 3–11[2]
KS2 60% 2024/25[7]
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School 3–11[2]
KS2 49% 2024/25[7]
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School 4–11[2]
KS2 48% 2024/25[7]
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 2–11[2]
KS2 57% 2024/25[7]
Walton Primary Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 71% 2024/25[7]
West Bretton Junior and Infant School 3–11[2]
KS2 50% 2024/25[7]
West End Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 73% 2024/25[7]
Willow Green Academy 3–11[2]
KS2 63% 2024/25[7]
Wrenthorpe Academy 4–11[2]
KS2 59% 2024/25[7]

Independent schools (3)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Ackworth School 2–19[2]
AL C- 2024/25[6]
Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield 3–19[2]
AL B+ 2024/25[6]
Silcoates School 2–19[2]
AL B- 2024/25[6]

Special schools and alternative provision (14)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Balance Alternative Provision 11–16[2]
Denby Grange School 11–18[2]
Enrich Academy 14–16[2]
Evolve Academy 4–14[2]
Hall Cliffe Primary School 5–11[2]
Hall Cliffe School 8–17[2]
High Well School 9–16[2]
Highfield School 11–19[2]
Ivy Lane School 10–19[2]
Kingsland Primary School 2–11[2]
Meadowcroft School 5–19[2]
Oakfield Park School 11–19[2]
Pinderfields Hospital PRU 2–19[2]
The Grange School 5–14[2]

Nursery schools (3)

SchoolAgesHeadline results
Crigglestone Nursery School 2–4[2]
Harewood Centre Nursery School 2–4[2]
The Castle Nursery School 2–5[2]

Sources

  1. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: English Indices of Deprivation. Period 2025. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.