Community school · Wakefield

The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School

3–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108215URN

The Mount, Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.9 above Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

76 applications for 24 places · 8th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 29 November 2022Ofsted'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

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

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.9 above Wakefield median (2.3) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

76 applications · 24 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 3.2; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 2.1; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 3.5; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 2.7; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 2.2; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9
2015 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.8
2014 2.2; Wakefield median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Wakefield median in 12 of 13 years.

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	76	3.2	22	0.92
Sep 2025	28	60	2.1	28	1.00
Sep 2024	21	74	3.5	19	0.90
Sep 2023	24	56	2.3	22	0.92
Sep 2022	30	60	2.0	30	1.00
Sep 2021	29	77	2.7	38	1.31
Sep 2020	29	61	2.1	21	0.72
Sep 2019	30	66	2.2	30	1.00
Sep 2018	29	62	2.1	24	0.83
Sep 2017	28	56	2.0	26	0.93
Sep 2016	30	61	2.0	32	1.07
Sep 2015	30	60	2.0	33	1.10
Sep 2014	21	47	2.2	18	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 56% · Maths 71% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%67th of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

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Wakefield median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	4%	106	104
2023/24	59%	7%	105	103
2022/23	47%	0%	102	101

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

The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
1.3 km · Wakefield

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School
1.3 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Wakefield

Good2023

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
1.4 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Academy
1.4 km · Wakefield

Good2024

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
CAPA College
1.9 km · Wakefield

Not yet inspected
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School
1.9 km · Wakefield

Requires improvement2024

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Horbury Primary Academy
2.1 km · Wakefield

Good2022

2.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108215 · 384/2159
Capacity: 240 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 36.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: The Mount, Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QW
Local authority: Wakefield

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