Academy converter · Wakefield

Walton Primary Academy

3–11Ages
336Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141282URN

The Grove, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6LD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodDec 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.4 above Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

121 applications for 45 places · 26th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodDec 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2022

Inspection history

11 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
11 December 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Walton Primary School, URN 135020

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

2.7applications per place, Reception

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

121 applications · 45 places offered · 45 named it first

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

2026 2.7; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 3.0; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 2.8; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 2.4; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 2.9; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 2.3; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 2.6; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 2.4; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9
2015 2.2; Wakefield median median 1.8
2014 2.3; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wakefield median in 11 of 12 years.

This school
Wakefield median

Dashed bars: as Walton Primary School (URN 135020), the previous school.

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	45	121	2.7	45	1.00
Sep 2025	44	132	3.0	52	1.18
Sep 2024	43	120	2.8	48	1.12
Sep 2023	45	104	2.3	56	1.24
Sep 2022	44	105	2.4	43	0.98
Sep 2021	42	90	2.1	41	0.98
Sep 2020	44	127	2.9	60	1.36
Sep 2019	45	102	2.3	52	1.16
Sep 2018	45	118	2.6	57	1.27
Sep 2017	45	106	2.4	56	1.24
Sep 2016	42	76	1.8	40	0.95
Sep 2015	44	98	2.2	43	0.98
Sep 2014 *	45	104	2.3	67	1.49

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 93% · Maths 81% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%36th of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth36%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	71%	10%	108	104
2023/24	64%	11%	104	102
2022/23	71%	11%	107	104

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

Walton Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
1.7 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School
2.2 km · Wakefield

Good2024

2.8applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Sandal Magna Community Academy
2.4 km · Wakefield

Good2022

2.9applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Crofton Infant School
2.5 km · Wakefield

Remains Good · improving2024

1.8applications per place
Crofton Junior School
2.6 km · Wakefield

Remains Good · improving2023

70%met the SATs standard
Hendal Primary School
3.1 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
3.4 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.9 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141282 · 384/3342
Trust: Waterton Academy Trust
Capacity: 367 pupils · 336 on roll
Free school meals: 8.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2014
Replaced: Walton Primary School (URN 135020)
Address: The Grove, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6LD
Local authority: Wakefield

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