Schools in Wakefield
There are 143 state-funded and grammar schools in Wakefield. 10 are rated Outstanding and 82 Good by Ofsted. Each listing shows the year groups, Ofsted rating and how admissions work.
Applying for a place in Wakefield
- Starting secondary school (Year 7) in September 2027: applications close on 31 October 2026. Offers are sent on 1 March 2027.
- Starting Reception in September 2027: applications close on 15 January 2027. Offers are sent on 16 April 2027.
- You apply through the council where you live, even for schools in a different area, and late applications are considered after on-time ones.
All schools in Wakefield, by town
Barnsley
- South Hiendley Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · S72 9BY
Ofsted: Good
Castleford
- Ackton Pastures Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF10 5NS
Ofsted: Good - Airedale Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · WF10 3JU
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Airedale Infant Academy
Nursery - Year 2 · WF10 3QJ
Ofsted: Good - Airedale Junior Academy
Year 3 - Year 6 · WF10 3EP
Ofsted: Good - Castleford Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF10 4JQ
Ofsted: Not judged - Castleford Park Junior Academy
Year 3 - Year 6 · WF10 4BB
Ofsted: Good - Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF10 1PN
Ofsted: Good - Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 2 · WF10 1HF
No rating on record - Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford
Nursery - Year 6 · WF10 3DB
Ofsted: Good - Glasshoughton Infant Academy
Nursery - Year 2 · WF10 4BH
Ofsted: Good - Half Acres Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF10 5RE
Ofsted: Not judged - Oyster Park Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF10 3SN
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF10 5AX
Ofsted: Good - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford
Nursery - Year 6 · WF10 4JB
Ofsted: Not judged - Townville Academy
Nursery - Year 2 · WF10 3QJ
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Knottingley
- De Lacy Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF11 0BZ
Ofsted: Outstanding - England Lane Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF11 0JA
Ofsted: Outstanding - Simpson's Lane Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF11 0PJ
Ofsted: Not judged - St Botolphs CE Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF11 9BT
Ofsted: Not judged - The Vale Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF11 8JF
Ofsted: Not judged - Willow Green Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF11 8PT
Ofsted: Good
Normanton
- Altofts Junior Academy
Year 3 - Year 6 · WF6 2NF
Ofsted: Not judged - Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School
Nursery - Year 2 · WF6 2LN
Ofsted: Outstanding - Martin Frobisher Infant School
Nursery - Year 2 · WF6 2NU
Ofsted: Good - Newlands Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF6 1BB
Ofsted: Not judged - Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School
Nursery - Year 2 · WF6 1NR
Ofsted: Not judged - Normanton Common Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF6 1QU
Ofsted: Good - Normanton Junior Academy
Year 3 - Year 6 · WF6 1EY
Ofsted: Good - Outwood Academy Freeston
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF6 1HZ
Ofsted: Not judged - St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF6 2HZ
Ofsted: Good
Ossett
- Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery
Nursery - Year 2 · WF5 8LB
Ofsted: Good - Gawthorpe Community Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF5 9QP
Ofsted: Good - Highfield School
WF5 9BS
Ofsted: Good - Ofsted: Good
- Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF5 9AN
Ofsted: Good - Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF5 9DG
Ofsted: Not judged - Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · WF5 8BA
Ofsted: Not judged - South Ossett Infant Academy
Nursery - Year 2 · WF5 0BE
Ofsted: Good - Towngate Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF5 0QA
No rating on record
Pontefract
- Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF7 7HH
Ofsted: Good - Ackworth Mill Dam School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF7 7PH
No rating on record - Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Reception - Year 6 · WF9 1AJ
Ofsted: Good - Carleton High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF8 3NW
No rating on record - Carleton Park Junior and Infant School
Reception - Year 6 · WF8 3PT
Ofsted: Not judged - Cherry Tree Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF8 2HN
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Darrington Church of England Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF8 3SB
Ofsted: Not judged - De Lacy Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF8 2TG
Ofsted: Outstanding - Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF7 6BQ
No rating on record - Featherstone Girnhill Infant School
Nursery - Year 2 · WF7 5JB
Ofsted: Good - Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF7 6LW
Ofsted: Good - Featherstone Purston Infant School
Nursery - Year 2 · WF7 5HF
Ofsted: Good - Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · WF7 5BG
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Fitzwilliam Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF9 5BA
Ofsted: Not judged - Grove Lea Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF9 4BQ
Ofsted: Not judged - Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF8 4BW
Ofsted: Not judged - Harewood Centre Nursery School
Nursery · WF8 2ER
Ofsted: Good - High Well School
Year 5 - Year 11 · WF8 2DD
Ofsted: Good - Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · WF8 2HN
Ofsted: Good - King's Meadow Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF9 5BP
Ofsted: Not judged - Larks Hill Junior and Infant School
Reception - Year 6 · WF8 4RJ
Ofsted: Not judged - Minsthorpe Community College
Year 7 - Year 13 · WF9 2UJ
Ofsted: Good - Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource
Nursery - Year 6 · WF9 2BL
Ofsted: Good - New College Pontefract
WF8 4QR
No rating on record - Northfield Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF9 3LY
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Oakfield Park School
WF7 7DT
Ofsted: Outstanding - Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF8 2NJ
Ofsted: Good - Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Year 7 - Year 13 · WF9 4AB
Ofsted: Not judged - Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane
Nursery - Year 6 · WF7 7JH
Ofsted: Good - Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WF9 4LJ
Ofsted: Good - South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF9 2QQ
Ofsted: Good - South Kirkby Academy
Year 3 - Year 6 · WF9 3DP
Ofsted: Good - South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School
Nursery - Year 2 · WF9 3EA
Ofsted: Good - St Giles C of E Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF8 1HG
No rating on record - St Helen's CE Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF9 4EG
Ofsted: Good - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract
Nursery - Year 6 · WF8 4AA
Ofsted: Good - St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe
Nursery - Year 6 · WF9 2BP
Ofsted: Good - St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · WF7 6BD
No rating on record - Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF7 6DJ
Ofsted: Requires improvement - The Featherstone Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF7 5AJ
Ofsted: Good - The King's School
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF8 4JF
Ofsted: Good - The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF8 3NP
Ofsted: Good - Upton Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF9 1JS
Ofsted: Good - West End Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF9 4QJ
No rating on record
PONTEFRACT
- Ash Grove Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF9 2TF
Ofsted: Good
Wakefield
- Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs
Nursery - Year 6 · WF2 0BT
Ofsted: Good - CAPA College
WF1 2QN
No rating on record - Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF4 3LZ
Ofsted: Outstanding - Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF4 3HW
Ofsted: Good - Crigglestone Nursery School
Nursery · WF4 3EB
No rating on record - Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy
Reception - Year 6 · WF4 3HY
Ofsted: Good - Crofton Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF4 1NF
Ofsted: Good - Crofton Infant School
Nursery - Year 2 · WF4 1NG
Ofsted: Good - Crofton Junior School
Year 3 - Year 6 · WF4 1HJ
Ofsted: Good - English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF2 9DD
Ofsted: Good - Enrich Academy
Year 10 - Year 11 · WF4 1LL
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Evolve Academy
Reception - Year 9 · WF2 8BB
Ofsted: Good - Hendal Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF2 7QW
Ofsted: Not judged - Horbury Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF4 5HE
Ofsted: Good - Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF4 5PS
Ofsted: Good - Horbury Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF4 5DW
Ofsted: Good - Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF4 5BE
Ofsted: Good - Jerry Clay Academy
Reception - Year 6 · WF2 0NP
Ofsted: Outstanding - Kettlethorpe High School
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF2 7EL
Ofsted: Good - Kingsland Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF3 4BA
Ofsted: Outstanding - Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
Nursery - Year 6 · WF2 7RU
Ofsted: Good - Middlestown Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF4 4QE
No rating on record - Newton Hill Community School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF1 2HR
Ofsted: Good - Ossett South Parade Primary
Nursery - Year 6 · WF5 0DZ
Ofsted: Good - Outwood Academy City Fields
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF1 4SF
Ofsted: Good - Outwood Grange Academy
Year 7 - Year 13 · WF1 2PF
Ofsted: Good - Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill
Nursery - Year 6 · WF1 4LU
Ofsted: Not judged - Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate
Nursery - Year 6 · WF2 0RS
Ofsted: Not judged - Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane
Nursery - Year 6 · WF1 2PH
No rating on record - Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate
Nursery - Year 6 · WF3 3HU
Ofsted: Outstanding - Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green
Nursery - Year 6 · WF4 2BE
Ofsted: Good - Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill
Nursery - Year 6 · WF1 4QY
Ofsted: Good - Pinderfields Hospital PRU
WF2 0LW
Ofsted: Good - Rooks Nest Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF1 3DX
Ofsted: Good - Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF4 2AD
Ofsted: Good - Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WF2 6AS
Ofsted: Not judged - Sandal Magna Community Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF1 5NF
Ofsted: Good - Sharlston Community School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF4 1DH
No rating on record - Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF4 1NN
Ofsted: Good - Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF4 4HQ
Ofsted: Good - St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Reception - Year 6 · WF1 3PF
Ofsted: Good - St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF5 0DQ
No rating on record - St Michael's CofE Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF2 9JA
Ofsted: Good - St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF2 6EQ
Ofsted: Good - Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF3 4NT
Ofsted: Good - Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF3 4HS
Ofsted: Good - The Castle Nursery School
Nursery - Reception · WF1 5NU
Ofsted: Good - The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF2 8QW
Ofsted: Good - Trinity Academy Cathedral
Year 7 - Year 11 · WF2 8QF
Ofsted: Outstanding - Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF2 0AS
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Wakefield Lawefield Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF2 8ST
Ofsted: Good - Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF1 3SQ
Ofsted: Good - Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF2 8AA
Ofsted: Requires improvement - Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School
Reception - Year 6 · WF1 3JP
Ofsted: Good - Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF1 4PE
Ofsted: Good - Walton Primary Academy
Nursery - Year 6 · WF2 6LD
Ofsted: Good - West Bretton Junior and Infant School
Nursery - Year 6 · WF4 4LB
No rating on record - Wrenthorpe Academy
Reception - Year 6 · WF2 0LW
No rating on record