Voluntary aided school · Wakefield

Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs

3–11Ages
267Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
108253URN

St Paul's Drive, Alverthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

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

70 applications for 29 places · 40th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%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 September 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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Wakefield median (2.3) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

70 applications · 29 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 2.6; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 2.5; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.9
2015 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.8
2014 2.0; 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	29	70	2.4	28	0.97
Sep 2025	36	94	2.6	38	1.06
Sep 2024	36	90	2.5	34	0.94
Sep 2023	36	60	1.7	37	1.03
Sep 2022	36	57	1.6	35	0.97
Sep 2021	33	53	1.6	30	0.91
Sep 2020	32	60	1.9	26	0.81
Sep 2019	36	71	2.0	35	0.97
Sep 2018	36	71	2.0	42	1.17
Sep 2017	36	54	1.5	36	1.00
Sep 2016	36	69	1.9	41	1.14
Sep 2015	36	66	1.8	36	1.00
Sep 2014	36	73	2.0	41	1.14

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 75% · Maths 81% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%41st of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard28%

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	69%	8%	105	105
2023/24	47%	3%	103	103
2022/23	78%	8%	107	106

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

Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrsThis school
This school

Good2022

2.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School
0.9 km · Wakefield

Requires improvement2024

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Jerry Clay Academy
0.9 km · Wakefield

Remains Outstanding2023

5.8applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Academy
1.3 km · Wakefield

Good2024

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Wrenthorpe Academy
1.3 km · Wakefield

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · Wakefield

Good2023

2.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate
1.6 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School
1.7 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School
2.0 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 108253 · 384/3301
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 240 pupils · 267 on roll
Free school meals: 21.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: St Paul's Drive, Alverthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0BT
Local authority: Wakefield

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