Schools near WF2 8PL
Primary and secondary schools serving WF2 8PL, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornes
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,408 (2024)
WF2 8PLWakefield
Schools near WF2 8PL
7 schools within 1 mile of WF2 8PL: 4 primary, 1 secondary and 2 other. 100% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 6 that publish a capacity are 97% full overall.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent14.3%
- Good71.4%
- Not rated14.3%
The nearest schools
- Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication ResourcePrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 245 pupils · 98% fullGood0.3 miles · July 2023
- Trinity Academy CathedralSecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,028 pupils · 98% fullExcellent0.4 miles · May 2022
- The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 210 pupils · 88% fullGood0.5 miles · November 2022
- Wakefield Lawefield Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 437 pupils · 93% fullGood0.7 miles · June 2024
- CAPA CollegeSixth form / 16+ · ages 16–19 · 502 pupils · 100% fullNot rated0.9 miles
- The Castle Nursery SchoolNursery · ages 2–5 · 108 pupilsGood0.9 miles · September 2023
- Sandal Magna Community AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 255 pupils · 97% fullGood1 mile · November 2022
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.