Schools in Wakefield

• 155open schools
• 113primary
• 18secondary
• 12independent
• 56,122pupils

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• St Botolphs CE Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 281 pupils

  Primrose Vale, Wakefield, Knottingley, WF11 9BT

  Ofsted 1 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Church of England

• St Giles C of E Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 337 pupils

  Skinner Lane, Pontefract, WF8 1HG

  Ofsted 8 Jan 2025 (ungraded): Improved significantly

  Church of England

• St Helen's CE Primary School

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 215 pupils

  Highfield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4EG

  Ofsted 7 Feb 2023: Good

  Church of England

• St Ignatius Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 138 pupils

  Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, Wakefield, WF5 0DQ

  Ofsted 19 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Some aspects not as strong

  Roman Catholic

• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 197 pupils

  Pontefract Road, Castleford, WF10 4JB

  Ofsted 8 Oct 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

  Roman Catholic

• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 222 pupils

  Newgate, Pontefract, WF8 4AA

  Ofsted 17 Apr 2024: Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 204 pupils

  Barnsley Road, Moorthorpe, Pontefract, WF9 2BP

  Ofsted 30 Jun 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• St Michael's CofE Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 2 to 11 · 470 pupils

  Flanshaw Lane, Wakefield, WF2 9JA

  Ofsted 20 Feb 2024: Good

  Church of England

• St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 762 pupils

  Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6EQ

  Ofsted 29 Mar 2023: Good

  Roman Catholic

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

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 18 · 1,470 pupils

  Cutsyke Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 6BD

  Ofsted report card, 10 Mar 2026

  Roman Catholic

• St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 221 pupils

  Beckbridge Lane, Normanton, WF6 2HZ

  Ofsted 29 Nov 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Roman Catholic

• Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 233 pupils

  Aberford Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4NT

  Ofsted 28 Feb 2020 (ungraded): School remains Good (predecessor school)

• Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary controlled school · ages 3 to 11 · 298 pupils

  Lake Lock Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4HS

  Ofsted report card, 10 Mar 2026

  Church of England

• Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School

  Primary · Community school · ages 2 to 11 · 105 pupils

  Whinney Lane, Streethouse, Pontefract, WF7 6DJ

  Ofsted report card, 2 Jun 2026

• The Castle Nursery School

  Nursery · Local authority nursery school · ages 2 to 5 · 108 pupils

  255A Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF1 5NU

  Ofsted 14 Sep 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• The Featherstone Academy

  Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ages 11 to 16 · 556 pupils

  Pontefract Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5AJ

  Ofsted 24 Mar 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• The Grange School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 5 to 14 · 25 pupils

  Methley Rd, Castleford, WF10 1PN

  Independent: inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate

  Independent

• The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 210 pupils

  The Mount, Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QW

  Ofsted 29 Nov 2022: Good

• The Vale Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 218 pupils

  Ferrybridge Road, Knottingley, WF11 8JF

  Ofsted 3 Dec 2024: no overall grade (see grades)

• Towngate Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 311 pupils

  Whitley Spring Road, Ossett, WF5 0QA

  Ofsted 9 Oct 2024 (ungraded): Improved significantly

• Townville Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 7 · 111 pupils

  Poplar Avenue, Townville, Castleford, WF10 3QJ

  Ofsted 24 Jan 2023: Requires improvement (predecessor school)

• Trinity Academy Cathedral

  Secondary · Academy converter · ages 11 to 16 · 1,028 pupils

  Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QF

  Ofsted report card, 2 Jun 2026

  Church of England

• Upton Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 453 pupils

  Waggon Lane, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1JS

  Ofsted 19 Oct 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 387 pupils

  Flanshaw Road, Flanshaw, Wakefield, WF2 0AS

  Ofsted 11 Jun 2024: Requires improvement

• Wakefield Lawefield Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 437 pupils

  Lawefield Lane, Wakefield, WF2 8ST

  Ofsted 26 Jun 2024 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 359 pupils

  Eastmoor Road, Wakefield, WF1 3SQ

  Ofsted 14 Sep 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

• Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 601 pupils

  Broadway, Wakefield, WF2 8AA

  Ofsted 25 Jun 2024: Requires improvement

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

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 4 to 11 · 209 pupils

  Belgravia Road, Wakefield, WF1 3JP

  Ofsted 13 Sep 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Primary · Voluntary aided school · ages 2 to 11 · 255 pupils

  Charles Street, Wakefield, WF1 4PE

  Ofsted 22 Mar 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good

  Church of England

• Walton Primary Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 3 to 11 · 336 pupils

  The Grove, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6LD

  Ofsted 11 May 2022 (ungraded): School remains Good

• West Bretton Junior and Infant School

  Primary · Community school · ages 3 to 11 · 118 pupils

  Bretton Lane, West Bretton, Wakefield, WF4 4LB

  Ofsted report card, 25 Nov 2025

• West End Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 187 pupils

  Regent Street, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4QJ

  Ofsted 27 Nov 2024 (ungraded): Improved significantly

• Willow Green Academy

  Primary · Academy sponsor led · ages 3 to 11 · 228 pupils

  Hampden Close, Knottingley, WF11 8PT

  Ofsted 13 Sep 2023 (ungraded): School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

• Wragby School

  Special school · Other independent special school · ages 8 to 16

  The Oswald Building, Wragby School, Doncaster Road, Wakefield, WF4 1QG

  Independent: inspected by Ofsted (not in Ofsted’s state-school data)

  Independent

• Wrenthorpe Academy

  Primary · Academy converter · ages 4 to 11 · 314 pupils

  Imperial Avenue, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0LW

  Ofsted 8 Jan 2025 (ungraded): Standards maintained

Towns in Wakefield

• Castleford (19)
• Knottingley (9)
• Normanton (9)
• Ossett (9)
• Pontefract (46)
• Wakefield (76)

Source: Get Information about Schools and Ofsted (Open Government Licence v3.0). Towns are as written in each school’s official address.