Schools near WF2 8FF
Primary and secondary schools serving WF2 8FF, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornes
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,940 (2024)
WF2 8FFWakefield
Schools near WF2 8FF
12 schools within 1 mile of WF2 8FF: 8 primary, 1 secondary and 3 other, including 1 independent. 89% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 11 that publish a capacity are 84% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent8.3%
- Good58.3%
- Needs improvement8.3%
- Not rated25%
The nearest schools
- Wakefield Lawefield Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 437 pupils · 93% fullGood0.2 miles · June 2024
- CAPA CollegeSixth form / 16+ · ages 16–19 · 502 pupils · 100% fullNot rated0.4 miles
- Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication ResourcePrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 245 pupils · 98% fullGood0.6 miles · July 2023
- Trinity Academy CathedralSecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,028 pupils · 98% fullExcellent0.6 miles · May 2022
- Heart of Yorkshire Education GroupSixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99Not rated0.7 miles
- The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 210 pupils · 88% fullGood0.8 miles · November 2022
- Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 255 pupils · 121% fullGood0.8 miles · March 2023
- Queen Elizabeths School WakefieldOther · ages 3–19 · Independent · 668 pupils · 45% fullNot rated0.9 miles
- St Michael's CofE AcademyPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 470 pupils · 90% fullGood0.9 miles · February 2024
- Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 387 pupils · 111% fullNeeds improvement0.9 miles · June 2024
- Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 209 pupils · 100% fullGood1 mile · September 2023
- St Austin's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 306 pupils · 97% fullGood1 mile · October 2023
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
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.