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Schools in Wakefield

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in Wakefield

Average Attainment 8

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national 46.4

Average Progress 8

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national 0.00

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

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national 45%

Good or Outstanding

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Averages cover state mainstream schools, the basis of the national figures. Special and independent schools are in the table below but not in the averages.

Ofsted across Wakefield

Most recent inspection outcome for every school with a published judgement. Click a bar to filter the table.

Spread of Attainment 8

Number of Wakefield secondaries in each band. Click a bar to filter the table.

Wakefield schools

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All schools in Wakefield (A–Z)

101–158 of 158 schools · page 2 of 2

Oyster Park Primary AcademyPrimary · WF10 3SN
Pinderfields Hospital PRUNot applicable · WF2 0LW
Queen Elizabeth Grammar SchoolNot applicable · WF1 3QX
Rooks Nest AcademyPrimary · WF1 3DX
Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary · WF4 2AD
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · WF9 4LJ
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary SchoolPrimary · WF2 6AS
Sandal Magna Community AcademyPrimary · WF1 5NF
Sharlston Community SchoolPrimary · WF4 1DH
Shay Lane Primary (J and I) SchoolPrimary · WF4 1NN
Silcoates SchoolNot applicable · WF2 0PD
Simpson's Lane AcademyPrimary · WF11 0PJ
Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · WF4 4HQ
Smawthorne Henry Moore AcademyPrimary · WF10 5AX
South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · WF9 2QQ
South Hiendley Primary SchoolPrimary · S72 9BY
South Kirkby AcademyPrimary · WF9 3DP
South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary · WF9 3EA
South Ossett Infant AcademyPrimary · WF5 0BE
St Austin's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · WF1 3PF
St Botolphs CE AcademyPrimary · WF11 9BT
St Giles C of E AcademyPrimary · WF8 1HG
St Helen's CE Primary SchoolPrimary · WF9 4EG
St Ignatius Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · WF5 0DQ
St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · WF8 4AA
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School CastlefordPrimary · WF10 4JB
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, MoorthorpePrimary · WF9 2BP
St Michael's CofE AcademyPrimary · WF2 9JA
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary AcademySecondary · WF2 6EQ
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary AcademySecondary · WF7 6BD
St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · WF6 2HZ
Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery AcademyPrimary · WF3 4NT
Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary · WF3 4HS
Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary · WF7 6DJ
The Castle Nursery SchoolNursery · WF1 5NU
The Featherstone AcademySecondary · WF7 5AJ
The Grange SchoolNot applicable · WF10 1PN
The King's SchoolSecondary · WF8 4JF
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery SchoolPrimary · WF2 8QW
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · WF8 3NP
The Vale Primary AcademyPrimary · WF11 8JF
Towngate Primary AcademyPrimary · WF5 0QA
Townville AcademyPrimary · WF10 3QJ
Trinity Academy CathedralSecondary · WF2 8QF
Upton Primary SchoolPrimary · WF9 1JS
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · WF2 0AS
Wakefield Girls' High SchoolNot applicable · WF1 2QS
Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory SchoolNot applicable · WF1 2DG
Wakefield Lawefield Primary SchoolPrimary · WF2 8ST
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) SchoolPrimary · WF1 3SQ
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary SchoolPrimary · WF2 8AA
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · WF1 3JP
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · WF1 4PE
Walton Primary AcademyPrimary · WF2 6LD
West Bretton Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · WF4 4LB
West End AcademyPrimary · WF9 4QJ
Willow Green AcademyPrimary · WF11 8PT
Wrenthorpe AcademyPrimary · WF2 0LW

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High-attainment secondary schools in Wakefield

Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College

SecondaryAttainment 8 51.0Progress 8 +0.24

The King's School

SecondaryAttainment 8 49.9Progress 8 +0.10

Horbury Academy

SecondaryAttainment 8 48.7Progress 8 +0.32

Trinity Academy Cathedral

SecondaryAttainment 8 48.7Progress 8 +0.34

Castleford Academy

SecondaryAttainment 8 48.5Progress 8 +0.41