Academy converter · Wakefield

King's Meadow Academy

3–11Ages
234Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146034URN

Wakefield Road, Pontefract, WF9 5BP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.8 below Wakefield median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wakefield

48 applications for 33 places · 99th of 100 in Wakefield

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

45%met the expected standard

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 11 February 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Wakefield median (2.3) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

48 applications · 33 places offered · 30 named it first

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

2026 1.5; Wakefield median median 2.3
2025 1.5; Wakefield median median 2.2
2024 1.3; Wakefield median median 2.4
2023 1.2; Wakefield median median 1.9
2022 1.0; Wakefield median median 1.8
2021 1.0; Wakefield median median 1.8
2020 1.1; Wakefield median median 1.9
2019 1.2; Wakefield median median 1.8
2018 1.3; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.3; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.2; Wakefield median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.0; Wakefield median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.2; 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 Kinsley Academy (URN 142430), Kinsley Primary (J and I) School (URN 130969), 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	48	1.5	30	0.91
Sep 2025	25	37	1.5	21	0.84
Sep 2024	38	51	1.3	32	0.84
Sep 2023	30	35	1.2	27	0.90
Sep 2022	25	25	1.0	19	0.76
Sep 2021	31	31	1.0	22	0.71
Sep 2020	35	38	1.1	26	0.74
Sep 2019	21	26	1.2	20	0.95
Sep 2018 *	30	40	1.3	28	0.93
Sep 2017 *	24	31	1.3	24	1.00
Sep 2016 *	33	38	1.2	26	0.79
Sep 2015 *	40	38	1.0	26	0.65
Sep 2014 *	26	32	1.2	26	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 59% · Writing 66% · Maths 45% → all three 45% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard45%87th of 98 in Wakefield

Wakefield 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard59%

Wakefield 76% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Wakefield 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Wakefield 77% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Wakefield 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard45%

Wakefield 77% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Wakefield 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	45%	0%	102	100
2023/24	43%	0%	98	99
2022/23	32%	3%	97	98

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

King's Meadow AcademyThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
West End Academy
1.9 km · Wakefield

Improved significantly2024

2.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane
2.5 km · Wakefield

Good2022

2.0applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Helen's CE Primary School
2.5 km · Wakefield

Good2023

2.0applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
2.5 km · Wakefield

Good2022

3.3applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Grove Lea Primary School
2.7 km · Wakefield

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
South Hiendley Primary School
2.8 km · Wakefield

Good2022

1.9applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green
2.9 km · Wakefield

Good2022

1.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146034 · 384/2038
Trust: Waterton Academy Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 234 on roll
Free school meals: 47.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2018
Replaced: Kinsley Academy (URN 142430); Kinsley Primary (J and I) School (URN 130969)
Address: Wakefield Road, Pontefract, WF9 5BP
Local authority: Wakefield

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