Schools in Wakefield

Schools in Wakefield

42 schools in Wakefield: 25 primary, 5 secondary and 12 other, including 5 independent. 91% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 38 that publish a capacity are 90% full overall, and 10 have more pupils than places.

Inspection ratings

The largest schools here

• Outwood Grange Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–18 · 1,900 pupils · 86% full
  Good

  1.8 miles · May 2024
• Kettlethorpe High School

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 1,616 pupils · 92% full
  Good

  2.5 miles · June 2022
• Trinity Academy Cathedral

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,028 pupils · 98% full
  Excellent

  1.1 miles · May 2022
• Outwood Academy City Fields

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · 928 pupils · 88% full
  Good

  1.2 miles · March 2022
• St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy

  Secondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 762 pupils · 102% full
  Good

  1.7 miles · March 2023
• Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield

  Other · ages 3–19 · Independent · 668 pupils · 45% full
  Not rated

  0.4 miles
• Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 608 pupils · 97% full
  Good

  2.0 miles · October 2019
• Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 601 pupils · 86% full
  Needs improvement

  1.6 miles · June 2024
• Silcoates School

  Other · ages 2–19 · Independent · Faith school · 517 pupils · 65% full
  Not rated

  1.4 miles
• CAPA College

  Sixth form / 16+ · ages 16–19 · 502 pupils · 100% full
  Not rated

  169 yards
• St Michael's CofE Academy

  Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 470 pupils · 90% full
  Good

  1.1 miles · February 2024
• Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 456 pupils · 101% full
  Excellent

  1.9 miles · April 2019
• Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 452 pupils · 100% full
  Good

  0.9 miles · September 2022
• Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 438 pupils · 94% full
  Excellent

  2.4 miles · April 2023
• Wakefield Lawefield Primary School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 437 pupils · 93% full
  Good

  0.4 miles · June 2024
• Hendal Primary School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 410 pupils · 98% full
  Needs improvement

  2.8 miles · November 2017
• Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 387 pupils · 111% full
  Needs improvement

  0.9 miles · June 2024
• Rooks Nest Academy

  Primary · ages 2–11 · 368 pupils · 117% full
  Good

  1.8 miles · March 2023
• Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 359 pupils · 104% full
  Good

  0.7 miles · September 2023
• Newton Hill Community School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 338 pupils · 113% full
  Good

  1.1 miles · July 2024
• Wrenthorpe Academy

  Primary · ages 4–11 · 314 pupils · 100% full
  Good

  1.5 miles · April 2014
• St Austin's Catholic Primary School

  Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 306 pupils · 97% full
  Good

  0.6 miles · October 2023
• Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

  Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 298 pupils · 96% full
  Excellent

  2.4 miles · March 2026
• Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy

  Primary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 296 pupils · 94% full
  Good

  2.8 miles · November 2023
• Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs

  Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 267 pupils · 111% full
  Good

  1.3 miles · September 2022
• Sandal Magna Community Academy

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 255 pupils · 97% full
  Good

  1.4 miles · November 2022
• Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

  Primary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 255 pupils · 121% full
  Good

  0.7 miles · March 2023
• Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 251 pupils · 96% full
  Not rated

  0.7 miles
• Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource

  Primary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 245 pupils · 98% full
  Good

  0.9 miles · July 2023
• Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy

  Primary · ages 3–11 · 233 pupils · 89% full
  Good

  2.0 miles · February 2020

And 12 more.

Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.