Community school · Wakefield

Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School

3–11Ages
225Pupils
PrimaryPhase
130972URN

Chapel Street, Ryhill, Wakefield, WF4 2AD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.5 below Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

45 applications for 25 places · 80th 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 GoodJun 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

Inspection history

22 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
6 June 2018
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Wakefield median (2.3) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

45 applications · 25 places offered · 24 named it first

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

2026 1.8; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 1.6; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 2.1; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9
2015 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.8
2014 1.7; 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	25	45	1.8	24	0.96
Sep 2025	30	49	1.6	30	1.00
Sep 2024	24	50	2.1	22	0.92
Sep 2023	28	50	1.8	28	1.00
Sep 2022	29	50	1.7	31	1.07
Sep 2021	29	47	1.6	35	1.21
Sep 2020	29	56	1.9	43	1.48
Sep 2019	30	52	1.7	35	1.17
Sep 2018	30	46	1.5	39	1.30
Sep 2017	29	52	1.8	39	1.34
Sep 2016	30	53	1.8	37	1.23
Sep 2015	29	52	1.8	29	1.00
Sep 2014	30	50	1.7	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 80% · Maths 73% → 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 standard80%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	73%	10%	106	104
2023/24	48%	3%	103	101
2022/23	67%	4%	105	105

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

Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green
0.4 km · Wakefield

Good2022

1.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
South Hiendley Primary School
1.8 km · Wakefield

Good2022

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
King's Meadow Academy
3.1 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Fitzwilliam Primary School
3.3 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Crofton Infant School
3.6 km · Wakefield

Remains Good · improving2024

1.8applications per place
Parkside Primary Academy
3.6 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Royston St John Baptist CE Primary
3.6 km · Barnsley

Good2022

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Lift Shafton
3.7 km · Barnsley

Improved significantly2024

2.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 130972 · 384/2195
Capacity: 262 pupils · 225 on roll
Free school meals: 20.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1996
Address: Chapel Street, Ryhill, Wakefield, WF4 2AD
Local authority: Wakefield

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