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Rooks Nest Academy

2–11Ages
368Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137438URN

Rooks Nest Road, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 3DX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.5 above Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

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120 applications for 43 places · 18th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%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 · 13 March 2023Ofsted'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

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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

2.8applications per place, Reception

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

120 applications · 43 places offered · 41 named it first

2026 2.8; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 3.6; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 3.2; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 2.9; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 2.9; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 2.9; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 2.8; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 2.6; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 2.8; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 3.3; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 2.6; Wakefield median median 1.9
2015 2.8; 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	43	120	2.8	41	0.95
Sep 2025	45	164	3.6	41	0.91
Sep 2024	37	120	3.2	34	0.92
Sep 2023	45	132	2.9	36	0.80
Sep 2022	45	132	2.9	46	1.02
Sep 2021	38	109	2.9	33	0.87
Sep 2020	45	126	2.8	43	0.96
Sep 2019	45	115	2.6	45	1.00
Sep 2018	45	127	2.8	49	1.09
Sep 2017	44	147	3.3	60	1.36
Sep 2016	44	113	2.6	51	1.16
Sep 2015	44	123	2.8	51	1.16
Sep 2014	58	109	1.9	55	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 93% · Maths 91% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%13th of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard91%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard35%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	85%	15%	107	108
2023/24	80%	18%	107	107
2022/23	91%	18%	109	109

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

Rooks Nest AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.8applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane
0.5 km · Wakefield

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate
0.9 km · Wakefield

Outstanding2023

2.8applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Newton Hill Community School
1.1 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy
1.5 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2020

3.9applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.5 km · Wakefield

2026

1.9applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Wrenthorpe Academy
1.8 km · Wakefield

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School
2.1 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School
2.3 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137438 · 384/2131
Trust: Rooks Nest Academy
Capacity: 315 pupils · 368 on roll
Free school meals: 13.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2011
Replaced: Rooks Nest Junior, Infant and Nursery School (URN 108198)
Address: Rooks Nest Road, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 3DX
Local authority: Wakefield

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