Community school · Wakefield

Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School

3–11Ages
387Pupils
PrimaryPhase
108216URN

Flanshaw Road, Flanshaw, Wakefield, WF2 0AS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

104 applications for 44 places · 44th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 11 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Wakefield median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

104 applications · 44 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 2.4; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 2.0; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 2.1; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.9
2015 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.8
2014 1.6; 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	44	104	2.4	43	0.98
Sep 2025	50	98	2.0	50	1.00
Sep 2024	50	105	2.1	53	1.06
Sep 2023	48	92	1.9	54	1.13
Sep 2022	50	83	1.7	49	0.98
Sep 2021	50	81	1.6	47	0.94
Sep 2020	50	90	1.8	63	1.26
Sep 2019	50	93	1.9	52	1.04
Sep 2018	49	93	1.9	53	1.08
Sep 2017	43	75	1.7	43	1.00
Sep 2016	49	73	1.5	47	0.96
Sep 2015	48	76	1.6	45	0.94
Sep 2014	49	80	1.6	49	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 61% · Maths 80% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%69th of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	53%	0%	105	107
2023/24	46%	0%	103	104
2022/23	36%	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

Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Academy
0.7 km · Wakefield

Good2024

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs
0.9 km · Wakefield

Good2022

2.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.0 km · Wakefield

Good2023

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School
1.2 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School
1.3 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
CAPA College
1.4 km · Wakefield

Not yet inspected
Jerry Clay Academy
1.6 km · Wakefield

Remains Outstanding2023

5.8applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Wrenthorpe Academy
1.7 km · Wakefield

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108216 · 384/2160
Capacity: 350 pupils · 387 on roll
Free school meals: 30.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Flanshaw Road, Flanshaw, Wakefield, WF2 0AS
Local authority: Wakefield

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