Councils · England · Wakefield
Schools in Wakefield, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 113 primary, 18 secondary — with Wakefield’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary scheme (PDF) · Secondary scheme (PDF)
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Wakefield’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Wakefield’s portal →Verify the exact date on the council’s scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN WAKEFIELD
Find your shortlist.
All 152state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 113
Ackton Pastures Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Castleford
Ofsted · Good
Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Ackworth Mill Dam School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Airedale Infant Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Castleford
Ofsted · Good
Airedale Junior Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Castleford
Ofsted · Good
Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Ash Grove Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · PONTEFRACT
Ofsted · Good
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Carleton Park Junior and Infant School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Not judged
Castleford Park Junior Academy
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Castleford
Ofsted · Good
Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Castleford
Ofsted · Good
Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Castleford
Ofsted · Good
Cherry Tree Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Crofton Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Crofton Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Darrington Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Not judged
De Lacy Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Outstanding
Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery
Foundation school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Ossett
Ofsted · Good
England Lane Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Knottingley
Ofsted · Outstanding
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Castleford
Ofsted · Good
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Featherstone Girnhill Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Featherstone Purston Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Fitzwilliam Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Gawthorpe Community Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ossett
Ofsted · Good
Glasshoughton Infant Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Castleford
Ofsted · Good
Grove Lea Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Outstanding
Half Acres Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Castleford
Ofsted · Good
Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Hendal Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Not judged
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Horbury Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Jerry Clay Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Outstanding
King's Meadow Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Larks Hill Junior and Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Normanton
Ofsted · Outstanding
Martin Frobisher Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Normanton
Ofsted · Good
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Middlestown Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Newlands Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Normanton
Ofsted · Good
Newton Hill Community School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Normanton
Ofsted · Outstanding
Normanton Altofts Junior School
Community school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Normanton
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Normanton Common Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Normanton
Ofsted · Good
Normanton Junior Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Normanton
Ofsted · Good
Northfield Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School
Foundation school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ossett
Ofsted · Good
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ossett
Ofsted · Not judged
Ossett South Parade Primary
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Ossett
Ofsted · Good
Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Inadequate
Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Not judged
Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Oyster Park Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Castleford
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Rooks Nest Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Sandal Magna Community Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Sharlston Community School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Simpson's Lane Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Knottingley
Ofsted · Good
Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy
Academy converter · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Castleford
Not judged yet
South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
South Hiendley Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Barnsley
Ofsted · Good
South Kirkby Academy
Academy converter · Ages 7-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
South Ossett Infant Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Ossett
Ofsted · Good
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
St Botolphs CE Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Knottingley
Ofsted · Not judged
St Giles C of E Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
St Helen's CE Primary School
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Castleford
Ofsted · Not judged
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
St Michael's CofE Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Normanton
Ofsted · Good
Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Community school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
The Vale Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Knottingley
Ofsted · Not judged
Towngate Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Ossett
Ofsted · Good
Townville Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Castleford
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Upton Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Walton Primary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
West Bretton Junior and Infant School
Community school · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
West End Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Willow Green Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 3-11 · Mixed · Knottingley
Ofsted · Good
Wrenthorpe Academy
Academy converter · Ages 4-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 18
Airedale Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Castleford
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Carleton High School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Castleford Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Castleford
Ofsted · Outstanding
Crofton Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
De Lacy Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Knottingley
Ofsted · Outstanding
Horbury Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Kettlethorpe High School
Community school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Minsthorpe Community College
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Academy converter · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Ossett
Ofsted · Good
Outwood Academy City Fields
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Outwood Academy Freeston
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Normanton
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Outwood Grange Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Academy converter · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
The Featherstone Academy
Academy sponsor led · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
The King's School
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Academy converter · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Special & other · 21
Ackworth School
Other independent school · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · West Yorkshire
Not judged yet
Balance Alternative Provision
Other independent special school · Ages 11-16 · Mixed · Knottingley
Not judged yet
CAPA College
Free schools 16 to 19 · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd)
Special post 16 institution · Ages 16-25 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Compass Community School Hemsworth
Other independent special school · Ages 11-17 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Denby Grange School
Other independent special school · Ages 11-18 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Hall Cliffe Primary School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-13 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Hall Cliffe School
Other independent special school · Ages 8-17 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
Heart of Yorkshire Education Group
Further education · Ages 16-99 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
High Well School
Community special school · Ages 9-16 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Good
Highfield School
Foundation special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Ossett
Ofsted · Good
Ivy Lane School
Other independent special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed
Ofsted · Good
Kingsland Primary School
Community special school · Ages 2-11 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Outstanding
Meadowcroft School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-19 · Mixed · Wakefield
Ofsted · Good
New College Pontefract
Academy 16-19 converter · Ages 16-19 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Outstanding
Oakfield Park School
Community special school · Ages 11-19 · Mixed · Pontefract
Ofsted · Outstanding
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
Other independent school · Ages 7-18 · Boys · Wakefield
Not judged yet
Silcoates School
Other independent school · Ages 2-19 · Mixed · West Yorkshire
Not judged yet
The Grange School
Other independent special school · Ages 5-14 · Mixed · Castleford
Ofsted · Good
Wakefield Girls' High School
Other independent school · Ages 7-18 · Girls · Wakefield
Not judged yet
Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School
Other independent school · Ages 3-7 · Mixed · Wakefield
Not judged yet
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Wakefield.
If you live in Wakefield, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Wakefield secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Wakefield often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.