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Horbury Primary Academy

3–11Ages
435Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143811URN

Northfield Lane, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5DW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

close to Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

135 applications for 60 places · 51st of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%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 · 13 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

13 December 2022
Graded inspection: Good
3 October 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

135 applications · 60 places offered · 66 named it first

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

2026 2.3; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 2.5; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 2.8; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2016 2.4; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.4; Wakefield median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Wakefield median

Dashed bars: as Horbury Primary School (URN 133319), 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	60	135	2.3	66	1.10
Sep 2025	39	99	2.5	37	0.95
Sep 2024	50	138	2.8	49	0.98
Sep 2023	59	120	2.0	57	0.97
Sep 2022	60	123	2.1	66	1.10
Sep 2021	51	94	1.8	46	0.90
Sep 2020	54	115	2.1	50	0.93
Sep 2019	60	119	2.0	59	0.98
Sep 2018	58	115	2.0	58	1.00
Sep 2017	60	123	2.1	64	1.07
Sep 2016 *	60	146	2.4	76	1.27
Sep 2015 *	59	143	2.4	67	1.14
Sep 2014 *	60	137	2.3	74	1.23

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 85% · Maths 83% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%24th of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	78%	10%	108	106
2023/24	68%	7%	106	106
2022/23	67%	12%	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

Horbury Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

2.3applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School
0.7 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
1.5 km · Wakefield

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy
2.0 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

4.1applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School
2.1 km · Wakefield

Good2022

3.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
2.1 km · Wakefield

Some aspects not as strong2024

3.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
South Ossett Infant Academy
2.1 km · Wakefield

Good2023

3.6applications per place
Ossett South Parade Primary
2.1 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy
2.2 km · Wakefield

Good2023

2.3applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143811 · 384/2207
Trust: Place Partnership - A Multi-Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 435 on roll
Free school meals: 17.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2016
Replaced: Horbury Primary School (URN 133319)
Address: Northfield Lane, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5DW
Local authority: Wakefield

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