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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 October 2024Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
- 9 July 2019Graded 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 entry98 applications · 41 places offered · 41 named it first
- 2026 2.4; Wakefield median median 2.3
- 2025 2.9; Wakefield median median 2.2
- 2024 2.9; Wakefield median median 2.4
- 2023 2.5; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2022 2.2; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2021 2.6; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2020 3.0; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2019 2.9; Wakefield median median 1.8
- 2018 2.5; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2017 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
- 2016 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2015 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2014 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school
- This school
- Wakefield median
Dashed bars: as Towngate Primary School (URN 108196), 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 | 41 | 98 | 2.4 | 41 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 28 | 80 | 2.9 | 26 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2024 | 31 | 91 | 2.9 | 29 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2023 | 35 | 89 | 2.5 | 32 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2022 | 38 | 84 | 2.2 | 30 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2021 | 28 | 73 | 2.6 | 24 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2020 | 25 | 74 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2019 | 20 | 57 | 2.9 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 28 | 70 | 2.5 | 26 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2017 | 38 | 78 | 2.1 | 30 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2016 * | 41 | 73 | 1.8 | 32 | 0.78 |
| Sep 2015 * | 45 | 84 | 1.9 | 34 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2014 * | 41 | 80 | 2.0 | 41 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 59% · Writing 85% · Maths 61% → all three 49% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Wakefield median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 49% | 2% | 101 | 102 |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 11% | 106 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 70% | 4% | 106 | 105 |
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
- Towngate Primary AcademyThis schoolThis schoolImproved significantly20242.4applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
- 0.5 km · WakefieldRemains Good20226.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · WakefieldGraded · no overall grade20242.0applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · WakefieldRemains Good20242.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · WakefieldGraded · no overall grade202594%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · WakefieldGood20222.2applications per place
- 1.3 km · WakefieldGood20233.6applications per place
- 1.5 km · WakefieldSome aspects not as strong20243.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · WakefieldGood20221.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 143078 · 384/2129
- Capacity
- 315 pupils · 311 on roll
- Free school meals
- 12.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 August 2016
- Replaced
- Towngate Primary School (URN 108196)
- Address
- Whitley Spring Road, Ossett, WF5 0QA
- Local authority
- Wakefield
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources