Academy sponsor led · Wakefield

Willow Green Academy

3–11Ages
228Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138401URN

Hampden Close, Knottingley, WF11 8PT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2014

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Sep 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.3 below Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

55 applications for 27 places · 64th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2014

School remains Good (Improving)Ungraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

13 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
18 March 2014
Graded inspection: 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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Wakefield median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

55 applications · 27 places offered · 25 named it first

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

2026 2.0; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 2.2; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 2.8; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.9
2015 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.8
2014 1.7; 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	27	55	2.0	25	0.93
Sep 2025	30	65	2.2	31	1.03
Sep 2024	22	61	2.8	21	0.95
Sep 2023	25	39	1.6	22	0.88
Sep 2022	30	61	2.0	34	1.13
Sep 2021	26	44	1.7	24	0.92
Sep 2020	30	55	1.8	37	1.23
Sep 2019	30	47	1.6	31	1.03
Sep 2018	21	30	1.4	20	0.95
Sep 2017	30	43	1.4	27	0.90
Sep 2016	30	48	1.6	32	1.07
Sep 2015	30	44	1.5	23	0.77
Sep 2014	25	42	1.7	23	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 83% · Maths 77% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%53rd of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard3%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	63%	3%	102	101
2023/24	60%	7%	103	104
2022/23	77%	0%	106	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

Willow Green AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good · improving2023

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
The Vale Primary Academy
1.3 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.7applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Ark Orchard Head Primary School
1.4 km · Wakefield

Improved significantly2025

2.0applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy
1.5 km · North Yorkshire

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Simpson's Lane Academy
1.6 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
2.1 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Cherry Tree Academy
2.2 km · Wakefield

Requires improvement2024

2.6applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
England Lane Academy
2.5 km · Wakefield

Outstanding2024

2.6applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Oyster Park Primary Academy
2.5 km · Wakefield

2026

1.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138401 · 384/2002
Trust: Delta Academies Trust
Capacity: 262 pupils · 228 on roll
Free school meals: 30.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2012
Replaced: Knottingley Ferrybridge Roundhill Primary School (URN 136048)
Address: Hampden Close, Knottingley, WF11 8PT
Local authority: Wakefield

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