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Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane

3–11Ages
320Pupils
PrimaryPhase
145941URN

Bell Lane, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7JH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.3 below Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

67 applications for 33 places · 66th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%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 · 21 September 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

2.0applications per place, Reception

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

67 applications · 33 places offered · 33 named it first

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

2026 2.0; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 2.2; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 2.2; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 2.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 2.0; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 1.4; Wakefield median median 1.9
2017 1.8; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.5; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Wakefield median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Wakefield median

Dashed bars: as Bell Lane Academy (URN 142190), Bell Lane Primary (J and I) School (URN 130965), 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	33	67	2.0	33	1.00
Sep 2025	30	67	2.2	26	0.87
Sep 2024	40	87	2.2	38	0.95
Sep 2023	42	87	2.1	33	0.79
Sep 2022	34	65	1.9	30	0.88
Sep 2021	45	91	2.0	58	1.29
Sep 2020	42	74	1.8	40	0.95
Sep 2019	36	69	1.9	36	1.00
Sep 2018	45	64	1.4	32	0.71
Sep 2017 *	40	71	1.8	38	0.95
Sep 2016 *	35	53	1.5	34	0.97
Sep 2015 *	38	64	1.7	39	1.03
Sep 2014 *	31	58	1.9	31	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

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

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%17th of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard44%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard44%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	83%	20%	108	108
2023/24	83%	23%	107	107
2022/23	84%	14%	106	108

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 Bell LaneThis school
This school

Good2022

2.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Ackworth Mill Dam School
0.6 km · Wakefield

2026

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
1.6 km · Wakefield

Good2024

2.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Fitzwilliam Primary School
2.3 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
King's Meadow Academy
2.5 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
3.1 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
West End Academy
3.2 km · Wakefield

Improved significantly2024

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Featherstone Purston Infant School
3.5 km · Wakefield

Good2023

1.5applications per place
Featherstone Girnhill Infant School
3.6 km · Wakefield

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145941 · 384/2036
Trust: Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 320 on roll
Free school meals: 10.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2018
Replaced: Bell Lane Academy (URN 142190); Bell Lane Primary (J and I) School (URN 130965)
Address: Bell Lane, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7JH
Local authority: Wakefield

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