Community school · Wakefield

Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School

3–11Ages
198Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108211URN

Painthorpe Lane, Crigglestone, Wakefield, WF4 3HW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.2 above Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

61 applications for 24 places · 34th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jan 2025

The graded inspection, 19 November 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

9 January 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
19 November 2019
Graded inspection: 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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Wakefield median (2.3) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

61 applications · 24 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 2.5; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 2.6; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 2.9; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 2.9; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 2.7; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 1.2; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 2.5; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.9
2015 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.8
2014 1.7; 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	24	61	2.5	23	0.96
Sep 2025	16	42	2.6	16	1.00
Sep 2024	21	60	2.9	19	0.90
Sep 2023	18	53	2.9	15	0.83
Sep 2022	28	53	1.9	25	0.89
Sep 2021	17	45	2.7	15	0.88
Sep 2020	28	50	1.8	21	0.75
Sep 2019	27	31	1.2	15	0.56
Sep 2018	17	28	1.7	13	0.76
Sep 2017	25	62	2.5	23	0.92
Sep 2016	30	58	1.9	26	0.87
Sep 2015	29	41	1.4	23	0.79
Sep 2014	28	47	1.7	24	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 79% · Maths 83% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%36th of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	71%	13%	106	105
2023/24	55%	0%	104	100
2022/23	45%	10%	103	100

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

Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy
1.0 km · Wakefield

Good2023

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School
1.3 km · Wakefield

Remains Outstanding2024

2.7applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
Hendal Primary School
1.8 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Horbury Primary Academy
2.4 km · Wakefield

Good2022

2.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School
2.7 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School
2.9 km · Wakefield

2026

1.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
West Bretton Junior and Infant School
3.0 km · Wakefield

2025

3.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School
3.5 km · Wakefield

Good2022

3.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

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: 108211 · 384/2155
Capacity: 201 pupils · 198 on roll
Free school meals: 38.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Painthorpe Lane, Crigglestone, Wakefield, WF4 3HW
Local authority: Wakefield

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources