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Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate
Primary • Academy converter • Wakefield • West Yorkshire • WF3 3HU
Outstanding
Top 10 Primary schools in Wakefield
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
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This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Wakefield. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
53
Outstanding
4
Good
42
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 8% · G: 84% · RI: 6% · I: 2%
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Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane
Primary • Academy converter • Wakefield • West Yorkshire • WF1 2PH
Outstanding
3
Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School
Primary • Community school • Wakefield • West Yorkshire • WF4 3LZ
Outstanding
4
Jerry Clay Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Wakefield • West Yorkshire • WF2 0NP
Outstanding
5
Hill Top Primary Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Wakefield • West Yorkshire • WF3 1HD
Good
6
St Michael's CofE Academy
Primary • Academy sponsor led • Wakefield • West Yorkshire • WF2 9JA
Good
7
Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School
Primary • Community school • Wakefield • West Yorkshire • WF4 1NN
Good
8
Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Wakefield • WF4 3HY
Good
9
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Wakefield • West Yorkshire • WF2 9DD
Good
10
Westerton Primary Academy
Primary • Academy converter • Wakefield • West Yorkshire • WF3 1AR
Good
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
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