Schools near WF2 8UD
Primary and secondary schools serving WF2 8UD, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Neighbourhood
- Thornes
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,940 (2024)
Schools near WF2 8UD
10 schools within 1 mile of WF2 8UD: 6 primary, 1 secondary and 3 other, including 1 independent. 86% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 9 that publish a capacity are 82% full overall, and 2 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent10%
- Good50%
- Needs improvement10%
- Not rated30%
The nearest schools
- Wakefield Lawefield Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 437 pupils · 93% fullGood0.2 miles · June 2024
- Trinity Academy CathedralSecondary · ages 11–16 · Faith school · 1,028 pupils · 98% fullExcellent0.5 miles · May 2022
- St Michael's CofE AcademyPrimary · ages 2–11 · Faith school · 470 pupils · 90% fullGood0.6 miles · February 2024
- CAPA CollegeSixth form / 16+ · ages 16–19 · 502 pupils · 100% fullNot rated0.6 miles
- The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 210 pupils · 88% fullGood0.6 miles · November 2022
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 223 pupils · 106% fullGood0.7 miles · December 2023
- Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 387 pupils · 111% fullNeeds improvement0.7 miles · June 2024
- Heart of Yorkshire Education GroupSixth form / 16+ · ages 16–99Not rated0.8 miles
- Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication ResourcePrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 245 pupils · 98% fullGood0.8 miles · July 2023
- Queen Elizabeths School WakefieldOther · ages 3–19 · Independent · 668 pupils · 45% fullNot rated1 mile
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.