Academy sponsor led · Wakefield

Sandal Magna Community Academy

3–11Ages
255Pupils
PrimaryPhase
139280URN

Belle Vue Road, Agbrigg, Wakefield, WF1 5NF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

87 applications for 30 places · 14th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%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 · 1 November 2022Ofsted'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

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)

87 applications · 30 places offered · 44 named it first

2026 2.9; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 3.0; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 2.9; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 2.2; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 2.2; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 2.2; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9
2015 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.8
2014 2.2; 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	30	87	2.9	44	1.47
Sep 2025	28	85	3.0	47	1.68
Sep 2024	30	88	2.9	50	1.67
Sep 2023	31	70	2.3	51	1.65
Sep 2022	30	66	2.2	39	1.30
Sep 2021	30	57	1.9	40	1.33
Sep 2020	30	67	2.2	39	1.30
Sep 2019	27	59	2.2	37	1.37
Sep 2018	30	62	2.1	40	1.33
Sep 2017	24	38	1.6	22	0.92
Sep 2016	28	57	2.0	34	1.21
Sep 2015	30	57	1.9	35	1.17
Sep 2014	30	65	2.2	39	1.30

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 80% · Maths 87% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%44th of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard20%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard13%

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	67%	0%	103	104
2023/24	67%	4%	105	104
2022/23	60%	0%	102	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

Sandal Magna Community AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
1.1 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
1.2 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.6 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
CAPA College
2.2 km · Wakefield

Not yet inspected
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill
2.2 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School
2.3 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill
2.3 km · Wakefield

Good2022

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Walton Primary Academy
2.4 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 139280 · 384/2005
Trust: Enhance Academy Trust
Capacity: 262 pupils · 255 on roll
Free school meals: 35.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2013
Replaced: Wakefield Sandal Magna Junior and Infants School (URN 108214)
Address: Belle Vue Road, Agbrigg, Wakefield, WF1 5NF
Local authority: Wakefield

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