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Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate

3–11Ages
438Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140085URN

Canal Lane, Lofthouse Gate, Wakefield, WF3 3HU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

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

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

109 applications for 39 places · 18th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%met the expected standard

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 19 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

19 April 2023
Graded inspection: Outstanding
26 February 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

2.8applications per place, Reception

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

109 applications · 39 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 2.8; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 2.6; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 2.1; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 2.5; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9
2015 2.3; Wakefield median median 1.8
2014 2.1; 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	39	109	2.8	37	0.95
Sep 2025	60	155	2.6	56	0.93
Sep 2024	53	111	2.1	51	0.96
Sep 2023	60	128	2.1	64	1.07
Sep 2022	60	128	2.1	58	0.97
Sep 2021	59	113	1.9	57	0.97
Sep 2020	60	117	2.0	59	0.98
Sep 2019	59	117	2.0	55	0.93
Sep 2018	58	107	1.8	52	0.90
Sep 2017	58	144	2.5	79	1.36
Sep 2016	52	91	1.8	51	0.98
Sep 2015	59	133	2.3	69	1.17
Sep 2014	60	124	2.1	79	1.32

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 93% · Maths 97% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%6th of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth50%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	90%	33%	107	109
2023/24	75%	28%	107	109
2022/23	81%	27%	107	107

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

Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse GateThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.8applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Rooks Nest Academy
0.9 km · Wakefield

Good2023

2.8applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
1.0 km · Wakefield

2026

1.9applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane
1.2 km · Wakefield

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy
1.6 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2020

3.9applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Newton Hill Community School
2.1 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Robin Hood Primary School
2.6 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Carlton Primary School
2.6 km · Leeds

Standards maintained2025

3.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Wrenthorpe Academy
2.6 km · Wakefield

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140085 · 384/2078
Trust: Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Capacity: 464 pupils · 438 on roll
Free school meals: 6.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: Lofthouse Gate Primary School (URN 108163)
Address: Canal Lane, Lofthouse Gate, Wakefield, WF3 3HU
Local authority: Wakefield

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