Academy sponsor led · Wakefield

Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green

3–11Ages
221Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145940URN

Cow Lane, Wakefield, WF4 2BE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.6 below Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

32 applications for 19 places · 88th 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

Overall effectiveness: Good · 6 October 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding
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

1.7applications per place, Reception

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

32 applications · 19 places offered · 19 named it first

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

2026 1.7; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 2.0; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 1.6; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 1.6; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 1.0; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 1.1; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 1.0; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.1; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.3; Wakefield median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wakefield median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Wakefield median

Dashed bars: as Havercroft Academy (URN 139568), Havercroft Junior Infant and Nursery School (URN 130950), 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	19	32	1.7	19	1.00
Sep 2025	17	34	2.0	16	0.94
Sep 2024	28	44	1.6	28	1.00
Sep 2023	23	36	1.6	23	1.00
Sep 2022	28	46	1.6	31	1.11
Sep 2021	23	31	1.4	17	0.74
Sep 2020	25	24	1.0	13	0.52
Sep 2019	25	28	1.1	20	0.80
Sep 2018 *	22	21	1.0	12	0.55
Sep 2017 *	24	26	1.1	14	0.58
Sep 2016 *	14	19	1.4	9	0.64
Sep 2015 *	26	34	1.3	26	1.00
Sep 2014 *	24	30	1.3	24	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 71% · Maths 75% → 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 standard71%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard21%

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	71%	8%	104	106
2023/24	70%	10%	105	105
2022/23	50%	5%	102	103

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 Newstead GreenThis school
This school

Good2022

1.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School
0.4 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
South Hiendley Primary School
1.3 km · Wakefield

Good2022

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
King's Meadow Academy
2.9 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Fitzwilliam Primary School
3.2 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Lift Shafton
3.3 km · Barnsley

Improved significantly2024

2.1applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Royston St John Baptist CE Primary
3.6 km · Barnsley

Good2022

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Parkside Primary Academy
3.6 km · Barnsley

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Helen's CE Primary School
3.6 km · Wakefield

Good2023

2.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145940 · 384/2031
Trust: Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Capacity: 262 pupils · 221 on roll
Free school meals: 41.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 May 2018
Replaced: Havercroft Academy (URN 139568); Havercroft Junior Infant and Nursery School (URN 130950)
Address: Cow Lane, Wakefield, WF4 2BE
Local authority: Wakefield

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