Schools in WF4
Primary and secondary schools serving WF4, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Population
- 61,854 (2024)
Schools in WF4
32 schools in WF4: 20 primary, 5 secondary and 7 other, including 4 independent. 96% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 28 that publish a capacity are 95% full overall, and 6 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent12.5%
- Good65.6%
- Needs improvement3.1%
- Not rated18.8%
The largest schools here
- Kettlethorpe High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,616 pupils · 92% fullGood0.9 miles · June 2022
- Horbury AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,070 pupils · 101% fullGood1.5 miles · January 2026
- Crofton AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 1,045 pupils · 100% fullGood3.7 miles · July 2023
- Thornhill Community Academy, A Share AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 902 pupils · 100% fullGood4.1 miles · February 2023
- Kirkburton Middle SchoolSecondary · ages 10–13 · 495 pupils · 99% fullGood7.7 miles · February 2026
- Horbury Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 435 pupils · 104% fullGood1.4 miles · December 2022
- Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 369 pupils · 88% fullGood1.8 miles · June 2022
- Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 355 pupils · 113% fullExcellent1.2 miles · June 2024
- Thornhill Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 353 pupils · 84% fullGood4.4 miles · May 2019
- Walton Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · 336 pupils · 92% fullGood2.3 miles · May 2022
- Crigglestone St James CofE Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 296 pupils · 94% fullGood0.2 miles · November 2023
- Sharlston Community SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 239 pupils · 76% fullGood4.7 miles · November 2014
- Shay Lane Primary (J and I) SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 233 pupils · 111% fullGood3.6 miles · February 2024
- Crofton Junior SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · 231 pupils · 96% fullGood3.9 miles · July 2023
- Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 225 pupils · 86% fullGood4.4 miles · November 2023
- Outwood Primary Academy Newstead GreenPrimary · ages 3–11 · 221 pupils · 84% fullGood4.7 miles · October 2022
- Middlestown Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 2–11 · 217 pupils · 103% fullExcellent3.2 miles · November 2025
- Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 198 pupils · 99% fullGood0.8 miles · November 2019
- Crofton Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 3–7 · 188 pupils · 73% fullGood3.8 miles · May 2024
- Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 183 pupils · 87% fullGood2.3 miles · May 2022
- Cawthorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · Faith school · 160 pupils · 114% fullGood6.0 miles · January 2024
- Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant AcademyPrimary · ages 3–11 · Faith school · 125 pupils · 95% fullGood2.5 miles · February 2023
- West Bretton Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 118 pupils · 98% fullExcellent2.7 miles · November 2025
- Crigglestone Nursery SchoolNursery · ages 2–4 · 95 pupilsExcellent0.3 miles · June 2019
- Enrich AcademyOther · ages 14–16 · 94 pupils · 79% fullNeeds improvement3.9 miles · November 2019
- Hall Cliffe SchoolOther · ages 8–17 · Independent · 86 pupils · 83% fullNot rated1.9 miles
- Flockton CofE (C) First SchoolPrimary · ages 4–10 · Faith school · 80 pupils · 89% fullGood5.0 miles · October 2019
- Denby Grange SchoolOther · ages 11–18 · Independent · 50 pupils · 98% fullNot rated3.1 miles
- Hammer Lane AcademyOther · ages 4–7 · Independent · 28 pupils · 93% fullNot rated4.7 miles
- Grange Moor Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11Not rated6.1 miles
And 2 more.
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.