Voluntary controlled school · Wakefield

Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School

4–11Ages
210Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
130964URN

Badsworth Ce J&I (Vc) School, Main Street, Badsworth, Main Street, Pontefract, WF9 1AJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.6 above Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

64 applications for 22 places · 13th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Feb 2023

Inspection history

8 February 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
5 March 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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Wakefield median (2.3) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

64 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 2.9; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 2.9; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 2.9; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 2.5; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 2.4; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 2.3; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 2.3; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2015 2.4; Wakefield median median 1.8
2014 1.9; 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	22	64	2.9	22	1.00
Sep 2025	30	88	2.9	31	1.03
Sep 2024	29	84	2.9	31	1.07
Sep 2023	30	74	2.5	33	1.10
Sep 2022	25	61	2.4	23	0.92
Sep 2021	30	58	1.9	28	0.93
Sep 2020	23	52	2.3	20	0.87
Sep 2019	30	69	2.3	27	0.90
Sep 2018	30	62	2.1	32	1.07
Sep 2017	27	47	1.7	26	0.96
Sep 2016	29	60	2.1	31	1.07
Sep 2015	30	73	2.4	40	1.33
Sep 2014	29	56	1.9	31	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 87% · Maths 90% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%29th of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard30%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	73%	13%	106	106
2023/24	77%	20%	109	105
2022/23	56%	4%	104	103

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

Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Upton Primary School
2.3 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2022

1.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Ackworth Mill Dam School
2.6 km · Wakefield

2026

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
2.8 km · Wakefield

Good2024

2.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane
3.1 km · Wakefield

Good2022

2.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Ash Grove Primary Academy
3.5 km · Wakefield

Good2023

2.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource
3.8 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Grove Lea Primary School
3.8 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe
3.9 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2022

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 130964 · 384/3022
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 210 on roll
Free school meals: 13.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 1996
Address: Badsworth Ce J&I (Vc) School, Main Street, Badsworth, Main Street, Pontefract, WF9 1AJ
Local authority: Wakefield

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