Largest Schools in Wakefield (2025)
Schools with the most pupils on roll. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 100 schools in Wakefield, Yorkshire and the Humber. Rank positions shown on each profile are within England and Yorkshire and the Humber.
- 162Outwood Grange AcademyWakefield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,900
- 271Ossett Academy and Sixth Form CollegeOssett · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,699
- 359Kettlethorpe High SchoolWakefield · Local authority SecondaryPupils: 1,616
- 431Minsthorpe Community CollegePontefract · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,609
- 562Castleford AcademyCastleford · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,480
- 657St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary AcademyPontefract · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,470
- 728Outwood Academy HemsworthPontefract · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,101
- 863Horbury AcademyWakefield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,070
- 954Crofton AcademyWakefield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,045
- 1070Ark The King's SchoolPontefract · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,041
- 1155Trinity Academy CathedralWakefield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,028
- 1256Ark Carleton High SchoolPontefract · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,026
- 1314Airedale AcademyCastleford · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,008
- 1446Outwood Academy FreestonNormanton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 993
- 1525Outwood Academy City FieldsWakefield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 928
- 1646De Lacy AcademyKnottingley · Academy SecondaryPupils: 853
- 1754St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary AcademyWakefield · Academy SecondaryPupils: 762
- 1842Queen Elizabeths School WakefieldWakefield · Independent All-throughPupils: 668
- 1923Sandal Castle VA Community Primary SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 608
- 2014Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 601
- 2132The Featherstone AcademyPontefract · Academy SecondaryPupils: 556
- 2218Silcoates SchoolWest Yorkshire · Independent All-throughPupils: 517
- 2331Smawthorne Henry Moore AcademyCastleford · Academy PrimaryPupils: 473
- 246Fairburn View Primary School, CastlefordCastleford · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 471
- 2562St Michael's CofE AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 470
- 2677Outwood Primary Academy Ledger LaneWakefield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 456
- 2719South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant SchoolPontefract · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 454
- 2816Upton Primary SchoolPontefract · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 453
- 2945Outwood Primary Academy Park HillWakefield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 452
- 3097Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse GateWakefield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 438
- 3130Wakefield Lawefield Primary SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 437
- 3273Horbury Primary AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 435
- 3388Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryPupils: 434
- 3412Ackworth SchoolWest Yorkshire · Independent All-throughPupils: 429
- 3546Half Acres Primary AcademyCastleford · Academy PrimaryPupils: 424
- 3643Ossett South Parade PrimaryWakefield · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 418
- 3747Castleford Park Junior AcademyCastleford · Academy PrimaryPupils: 412
- 3832Hendal Primary SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 410
- 3918Castleford Three Lane Ends AcademyCastleford · Academy PrimaryPupils: 401
- 4068Simpson's Lane AcademyKnottingley · Academy PrimaryPupils: 387
- 4121Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 387
- 4235Airedale Junior AcademyCastleford · Academy PrimaryPupils: 385
- 4327Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 369
- 4486Rooks Nest AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 368
- 4544Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 359
- 4672Normanton Junior AcademyNormanton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 357
- 4746Ackton Pastures Primary AcademyCastleford · Academy PrimaryPupils: 356
- 4888Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 355
- 4910Oyster Park Primary AcademyCastleford · Academy PrimaryPupils: 349
- 5083Ark Northfield Primary SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryPupils: 348
- 5172Ark De Lacy Primary SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryPupils: 342
- 5241Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary SchoolOssett · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 341
- 5384Newton Hill Community SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 338
- 5426Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant SchoolPontefract · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 338
- 5569St Giles C of E AcademyPontefract · Academy PrimaryPupils: 337
- 5690Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolOssett · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 336
- 5771Walton Primary AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 336
- 5886Ark Orchard Head Primary SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryPupils: 335
- 5953Normanton Common Primary AcademyNormanton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 334
- 6077Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryPupils: 330
- 6189Outwood Primary Academy Bell LanePontefract · Academy PrimaryPupils: 320
- 6254Wrenthorpe AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 314
- 6315Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolPontefract · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 314
- 6431Towngate Primary AcademyOssett · Academy PrimaryPupils: 311
- 6542St Austin's Catholic Primary SchoolWakefield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 306
- 6677Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 298
- 6753Crigglestone St James CofE Primary AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 296
- 6863Normanton All Saints CofE Infant SchoolNormanton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 289
- 6945St Botolphs CE AcademyKnottingley · Academy PrimaryPupils: 281
- 708Newlands Primary SchoolNormanton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 270
- 7158Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrsWakefield · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 267
- 7222Ash Grove Primary AcademyPONTEFRACT · Academy PrimaryPupils: 265
- 7336Sandal Magna Community AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 255
- 7425Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 255
- 7541Outwood Primary Academy GreenhillWakefield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 251
- 7645Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication ResourceWakefield · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 245
- 7767Grove Lea Primary SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryPupils: 244
- 7853Sharlston Community SchoolWakefield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 239
- 7911King's Meadow AcademyPontefract · Academy PrimaryPupils: 234
- 8084Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 233
- 8141Shay Lane Primary (J and I) SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 233
- 8222Cherry Tree AcademyPontefract · Academy PrimaryPupils: 233
- 8353Crofton Junior SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 231
- 8450Gawthorpe Community AcademyOssett · Academy PrimaryPupils: 231
- 8591Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolPontefract · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 229
- 8690Outwood Primary Academy KirkhamgateWakefield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 229
- 8738Willow Green AcademyKnottingley · Academy PrimaryPupils: 228
- 8868Featherstone All Saints CofE AcademyPontefract · Academy PrimaryPupils: 227
- 8976England Lane AcademyKnottingley · Academy PrimaryPupils: 225
- 9072Ackworth Mill Dam SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryPupils: 225
- 9166Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 225
- 9220Fitzwilliam Primary SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryPupils: 224
- 9352English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 223
- 9490Glasshoughton Infant AcademyCastleford · Academy PrimaryPupils: 222
- 9577St Joseph's Catholic Primary School PontefractPontefract · Academy PrimaryPupils: 222
- 9654Outwood Primary Academy Newstead GreenWakefield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 221
- 9732St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolNormanton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 221
- 9867The Vale Primary AcademyKnottingley · Academy PrimaryPupils: 218
- 9989Middlestown Primary AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryPupils: 217
- 1009Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion ResourcePontefract · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 216
| # | School | Sector | Pupils | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outwood Grange Academy Wakefield · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,900 | 62.2 Top 50% | 47.2 Attainment 8 | 1,900 |
| 2 | Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College Ossett · Secondary · Ages 11–19 | Academy | 1,699 | 70.7 Top 25% | 51.0 Attainment 8 | 1,699 |
| 3 | Kettlethorpe High School Wakefield · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Local authority | 1,616 | 59.4 Top 50% | 46.9 Attainment 8 | 1,616 |
| 4 | Minsthorpe Community College Pontefract · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,609 | 30.6 Lower 50% | 41.3 Attainment 8 | 1,609 |
| 5 | Castleford Academy Castleford · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,480 | 61.5 Top 50% | 48.5 Attainment 8 | 1,480 |
| 6 | St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy Pontefract · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,470 | 56.6 Top 50% | 46.7 Attainment 8 | 1,470 |
| 7 | Outwood Academy Hemsworth Pontefract · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,101 | 27.8 Lower 50% | 41.0 Attainment 8 | 1,101 |
| 8 | Horbury Academy Wakefield · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,070 | 63.2 Top 50% | 48.7 Attainment 8 | 1,070 |
| 9 | Crofton Academy Wakefield · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,045 | 54.2 Top 50% | 46.5 Attainment 8 | 1,045 |
| 10 | Ark The King's School Pontefract · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,041 | 69.7 Top 25% | 49.9 Attainment 8 | 1,041 |
| 11 | Trinity Academy Cathedral Wakefield · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,028 | 54.7 Top 50% | 48.7 Attainment 8 | 1,028 |
| 12 | Ark Carleton High School Pontefract · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 1,026 | 55.9 Top 50% | 47.5 Attainment 8 | 1,026 |
| 13 | Airedale Academy Castleford · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,008 | 13.5 Lower 50% | 33.8 Attainment 8 | 1,008 |
| 14 | Outwood Academy Freeston Normanton · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 993 | 45.7 Lower 50% | 44.6 Attainment 8 | 993 |
| 15 | Outwood Academy City Fields Wakefield · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 928 | 24.6 Lower 50% | 38.8 Attainment 8 | 928 |
| 16 | De Lacy Academy Knottingley · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 853 | 46.4 Lower 50% | 45.6 Attainment 8 | 853 |
| 17 | St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy Wakefield · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 762 | 53.5 Top 50% | 46.3 Attainment 8 | 762 |
| 18 | Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield Wakefield · All-through · Ages 3–19 | Independent | 668 | 41.5 Lower 50% | 43.8 Attainment 8 | 668 |
| 19 | Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 608 | 23.4 Lower 50% | 45% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 608 |
| 20 | Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 601 | 14.1 Lower 50% | 49% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 601 |
| 21 | The Featherstone Academy Pontefract · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 556 | 31.9 Lower 50% | 41.6 Attainment 8 | 556 |
| 22 | Silcoates School West Yorkshire · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 517 | 17.5 Lower 50% | 30.5 Attainment 8 | 517 |
| 23 | Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy Castleford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 473 | 31.2 Lower 50% | – | 473 |
| 24 | Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford Castleford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 471 | 5.8 Lower 50% | 30% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 471 |
| 25 | St Michael's CofE Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 470 | 62.3 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 470 |
| 26 | Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 456 | 77.1 Top 25% | 72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 456 |
| 27 | South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 454 | 18.7 Lower 50% | 51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 454 |
| 28 | Upton Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 453 | 16.3 Lower 50% | 47% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 453 |
| 29 | Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 452 | 45.2 Lower 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 452 |
| 30 | Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 438 | 96.7 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 438 |
| 31 | Wakefield Lawefield Primary School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 437 | 29.8 Lower 50% | 53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 437 |
| 32 | Horbury Primary Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 435 | 73.4 Top 25% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 435 |
| 33 | Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 434 | 87.7 Top 10% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 434 |
| 34 | Ackworth School West Yorkshire · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 429 | 12.0 Lower 50% | 33.9 Attainment 8 | 429 |
| 35 | Half Acres Primary Academy Castleford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 424 | 46.2 Lower 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 424 |
| 36 | Ossett South Parade Primary Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 418 | 42.9 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 418 |
| 37 | Castleford Park Junior Academy Castleford · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 412 | 47.1 Lower 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 412 |
| 38 | Hendal Primary School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 410 | 32.1 Lower 50% | 51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 410 |
| 39 | Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy Castleford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 401 | 18.4 Lower 50% | 42% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 401 |
| 40 | Simpson's Lane Academy Knottingley · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 387 | 68.0 Top 50% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 387 |
| 41 | Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 387 | 21.4 Lower 50% | 53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 387 |
| 42 | Airedale Junior Academy Castleford · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 385 | 35.2 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 385 |
| 43 | Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 369 | 27.1 Lower 50% | 52% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 369 |
| 44 | Rooks Nest Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 368 | 85.8 Top 10% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 368 |
| 45 | Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 359 | 43.7 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 359 |
| 46 | Normanton Junior Academy Normanton · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 357 | 72.1 Top 25% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 357 |
| 47 | Ackton Pastures Primary Academy Castleford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 356 | 46.4 Lower 50% | 64% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 356 |
| 48 | Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 355 | 87.9 Top 10% | 91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 355 |
| 49 | Oyster Park Primary Academy Castleford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 349 | 9.8 Lower 50% | 43% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 349 |
| 50 | Ark Northfield Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 348 | 83.3 Top 25% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 348 |
| 51 | Ark De Lacy Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 342 | 71.6 Top 25% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 342 |
| 52 | Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School Ossett · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 341 | 41.0 Lower 50% | 53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 341 |
| 53 | Newton Hill Community School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 338 | 84.0 Top 25% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 338 |
| 54 | Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 338 | 26.1 Lower 50% | 42% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 338 |
| 55 | St Giles C of E Academy Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 337 | 69.1 Top 50% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 337 |
| 56 | Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Ossett · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 336 | 89.6 Top 10% | 94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 336 |
| 57 | Walton Primary Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 336 | 71.0 Top 25% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 336 |
| 58 | Ark Orchard Head Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 335 | 85.6 Top 10% | 89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 335 |
| 59 | Normanton Common Primary Academy Normanton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 334 | 53.4 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 334 |
| 60 | Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 330 | 76.9 Top 25% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 330 |
| 61 | Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 320 | 89.0 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 320 |
| 62 | Wrenthorpe Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 314 | 53.7 Top 50% | 59% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 314 |
| 63 | Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 314 | 15.1 Lower 50% | 46% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 314 |
| 64 | Towngate Primary Academy Ossett · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 311 | 30.7 Lower 50% | 49% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 311 |
| 65 | St Austin's Catholic Primary School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 306 | 42.1 Lower 50% | 51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 306 |
| 66 | Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 298 | 77.2 Top 25% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 298 |
| 67 | Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 296 | 53.4 Top 50% | 64% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 296 |
| 68 | Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School Normanton · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Local authority | 289 | 63.1 Top 50% | – | 289 |
| 69 | St Botolphs CE Academy Knottingley · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 281 | 45.2 Lower 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 281 |
| 70 | Newlands Primary School Normanton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 270 | 8.1 Lower 50% | 38% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 270 |
| 71 | Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 267 | 57.7 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 267 |
| 72 | Ash Grove Primary Academy PONTEFRACT · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 265 | 21.5 Lower 50% | 48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 265 |
| 73 | Sandal Magna Community Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 255 | 36.4 Lower 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 255 |
| 74 | Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 255 | 25.3 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 255 |
| 75 | Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 251 | 41.2 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 251 |
| 76 | Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 245 | 45.3 Lower 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 245 |
| 77 | Grove Lea Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 244 | 67.0 Top 50% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 244 |
| 78 | Sharlston Community School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 239 | 52.6 Top 50% | 64% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 239 |
| 79 | King's Meadow Academy Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 234 | 11.4 Lower 50% | 45% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 234 |
| 80 | Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 233 | 83.6 Top 25% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 233 |
| 81 | Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 233 | 41.2 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 233 |
| 82 | Cherry Tree Academy Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 233 | 22.0 Lower 50% | 49% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 233 |
| 83 | Crofton Junior School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 231 | 52.5 Top 50% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 231 |
| 84 | Gawthorpe Community Academy Ossett · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 231 | 49.8 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 231 |
| 85 | Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 229 | 91.2 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 229 |
| 86 | Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 229 | 89.9 Top 10% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 229 |
| 87 | Willow Green Academy Knottingley · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 228 | 38.0 Lower 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 228 |
| 88 | Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 227 | 67.8 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 227 |
| 89 | England Lane Academy Knottingley · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 225 | 75.7 Top 25% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 225 |
| 90 | Ackworth Mill Dam School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 225 | 71.9 Top 25% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 225 |
| 91 | Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 225 | 66.1 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 225 |
| 92 | Fitzwilliam Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 224 | 20.1 Lower 50% | 50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 224 |
| 93 | English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 223 | 51.8 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 223 |
| 94 | Glasshoughton Infant Academy Castleford · Primary · Ages 3–7 | Academy | 222 | 90.2 Top 10% | – | 222 |
| 95 | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 222 | 76.6 Top 25% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 222 |
| 96 | Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 221 | 53.8 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 221 |
| 97 | St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Normanton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 221 | 32.4 Lower 50% | 48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 221 |
| 98 | The Vale Primary Academy Knottingley · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 218 | 66.6 Top 50% | 76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 218 |
| 99 | Middlestown Primary Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 217 | 88.9 Top 10% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 217 |
| 100 | Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 216 | 8.8 Lower 50% | 35% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 216 |
Outwood Grange Academy in Wakefield leads the 2025 list of largest schools in Wakefield with Pupils 1,900. Of the 100 schools shown, 68 are academy, 29 are local authority, 3 are independent.
For the full picture see the wider Yorkshire and the Humber largest schools league table, every school on the Wakefield page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.
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What is the best largest school in Wakefield?
Outwood Grange Academy in Wakefield, Yorkshire and the Humber ranks first among largest schools in Wakefield with Pupils 1,900 (Pupils on roll: 1,900).
How are largest schools in Wakefield ranked?
Schools with the most pupils on roll. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (England) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official English data (DfE – Get Information About Schools; DfE – Compare school and college performance). Independent schools rarely appear in the performance tables, so most receive no attainment components and no score.