Voluntary controlled school · Wakefield

Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource

3–11Ages
245Pupils
PrimaryPhase
MethodistReligious character
108252URN

Field Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7RU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.6 below Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

50 applications for 29 places · 86th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJul 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jul 2023

Inspection history

13 July 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
9 July 2013
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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Wakefield median (2.3) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

50 applications · 29 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.7; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 1.6; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 1.5; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 1.3; Wakefield median median 1.9
2015 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.8
2014 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Wakefield median in 1 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	29	50	1.7	25	0.86
Sep 2025	27	43	1.6	21	0.78
Sep 2024	30	44	1.5	26	0.87
Sep 2023	30	44	1.5	26	0.87
Sep 2022	21	31	1.5	14	0.67
Sep 2021	30	57	1.9	37	1.23
Sep 2020	30	52	1.7	34	1.13
Sep 2019	30	45	1.5	27	0.90
Sep 2018	30	48	1.6	28	0.93
Sep 2017	27	49	1.8	27	1.00
Sep 2016	29	37	1.3	27	0.93
Sep 2015	29	44	1.5	28	0.97
Sep 2014	29	52	1.8	31	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 74% · Maths 76% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%45th of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard41%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard38%

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	65%	3%	109	107
2023/24	39%	3%	102	102
2022/23	56%	6%	104	104

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

Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication ResourceThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Sandal Magna Community Academy
1.1 km · Wakefield

Good2022

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School
1.2 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School
1.4 km · Wakefield

Good2022

3.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
CAPA College
1.4 km · Wakefield

Not yet inspected
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.4 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
1.8 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill
2.0 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 51%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108252 · 384/3021
Religious character: Methodist
Capacity: 250 pupils · 245 on roll
Free school meals: 19.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Field Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7RU
Local authority: Wakefield

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