Community school · Wakefield

Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School

3–11Ages
183Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108158URN

Netherton Lane, Netherton, Wakefield, WF4 4HQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.7 below Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

41 applications for 25 places · 89th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 23 June 2026Published 7 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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Inspection history

23 June 2026
Report card · 6 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
25 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Wakefield median (2.3) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

41 applications · 25 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 1.6; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 2.1; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 2.0; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 2.2; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 1.3; Wakefield median median 1.9
2015 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.8
2014 1.3; Wakefield median median 1.9

This school
Wakefield median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	25	41	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2025	20	42	2.1	19	0.95
Sep 2024	19	38	2.0	19	1.00
Sep 2023	21	39	1.9	21	1.00
Sep 2022	25	41	1.6	24	0.96
Sep 2021	18	30	1.7	18	1.00
Sep 2020	22	42	1.9	21	0.95
Sep 2019	15	33	2.2	14	0.93
Sep 2018	21	42	2.0	21	1.00
Sep 2017	17	35	2.1	17	1.00
Sep 2016	26	33	1.3	23	0.88
Sep 2015	21	30	1.4	21	1.00
Sep 2014	28	37	1.3	27	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 73% · Maths 81% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%63rd of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wakefield median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	0%	103	104
2023/24	57%	0%	106	102
2022/23	63%	7%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy
1.1 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

4.1applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Middlestown Primary Academy
1.5 km · Wakefield

2025

1.6applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School
1.6 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Horbury Primary Academy
2.2 km · Wakefield

Good2022

2.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
2.3 km · Wakefield

Some aspects not as strong2024

3.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
South Ossett Infant Academy
2.5 km · Wakefield

Good2023

3.6applications per place
Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School
2.9 km · Wakefield

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery
2.9 km · Wakefield

Good2022

2.2applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108158 · 384/2070
Capacity: 210 pupils · 183 on roll
Free school meals: 11.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Netherton Lane, Netherton, Wakefield, WF4 4HQ
Local authority: Wakefield

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources