Community school · Wakefield

Upton Primary School

3–11Ages
453Pupils
PrimaryPhase
130862URN

Waggon Lane, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1JS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.9 below Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

67 applications for 48 places · 100th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Oct 2022

Inspection history

19 October 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
19 September 2017
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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.9 below Wakefield median (2.3) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

67 applications · 48 places offered · 48 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.4; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 1.3; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 1.4; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 1.3; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 1.3; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 1.0; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 1.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 1.3; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 1.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 1.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.9
2015 1.1; Wakefield median median 1.8
2014 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Wakefield median in 0 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	48	67	1.4	48	1.00
Sep 2025	60	77	1.3	65	1.08
Sep 2024	50	69	1.4	48	0.96
Sep 2023	60	75	1.3	64	1.07
Sep 2022	54	68	1.3	54	1.00
Sep 2021	55	55	1.0	49	0.89
Sep 2020	48	54	1.1	47	0.98
Sep 2019	60	75	1.3	67	1.12
Sep 2018	59	63	1.1	54	0.92
Sep 2017	53	57	1.1	50	0.94
Sep 2016	41	56	1.4	40	0.98
Sep 2015	51	55	1.1	45	0.88
Sep 2014	59	82	1.4	65	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 64% · Maths 64% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%85th of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard55%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard12%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard64%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard5%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	47%	0%	101	102
2023/24	55%	5%	102	104
2022/23	44%	5%	103	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

Upton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
2.3 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Ash Grove Primary Academy
2.3 km · Wakefield

Good2023

2.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School
3.1 km · Wakefield

Good2022

1.9applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource
3.2 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe
3.3 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Ark Northfield Primary School
4.0 km · Wakefield

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
4.7 km · North Yorkshire

Good2023

1.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Ackworth Mill Dam School
4.9 km · Wakefield

2026

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 130862 · 384/2193
Capacity: 420 pupils · 453 on roll
Free school meals: 32.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1996
Address: Waggon Lane, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1JS
Local authority: Wakefield

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