Primary Schools by KS2 Results in Wakefield (2025)
Primary schools ranked by the percentage of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Listed with official data; 98 schools in Wakefield, Yorkshire and the Humber. Rank positions shown on each profile are within England and Yorkshire and the Humber.
- 198Ark Larks Hill Primary SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 97% · 53% higher
- 290Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolOssett · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 94% · 25% higher
- 388Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 93% · 26% higher
- 491Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 93% · 13% higher
- 588Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 91% · 25% higher
- 697Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse GateWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 90% · 33% higher
- 796Jerry Clay AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 90% · 27% higher
- 886Ark Orchard Head Primary SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 89% · 26% higher
- 985Ark Carleton Park Primary SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 87% · 23% higher
- 1077Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 87% · 13% higher
- 1184Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 87% · 10% higher
- 1289Middlestown Primary AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 86% · 27% higher
- 1386Rooks Nest AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 85% · 15% higher
- 1476England Lane AcademyKnottingley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 85% · 15% higher
- 1568Simpson's Lane AcademyKnottingley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 84% · 11% higher
- 1684Newton Hill Community SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 84% · 10% higher
- 1783Ark Northfield Primary SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 83% · 27% higher
- 1889Outwood Primary Academy Bell LanePontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 83% · 20% higher
- 1972Normanton Junior AcademyNormanton · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 83% · 10% higher
- 2090Outwood Primary Academy KirkhamgateWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 81% · 30% higher
- 2191Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolPontefract · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 80% · 20% higher
- 2272Ark De Lacy Primary SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 80% · 18% higher
- 2383St Ignatius Catholic Primary SchoolWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 79% · 21% higher
- 2473Horbury Primary AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 78% · 10% higher
- 2569St Giles C of E AcademyPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 78% · 7% higher
- 2677St Joseph's Catholic Primary School PontefractPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 77% · 10% higher
- 2767Grove Lea Primary SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 77% · 7% higher
- 2867The Vale Primary AcademyKnottingley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 76% · 8% higher
- 2977Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 73% · 32% higher
- 3074Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolPontefract · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 73% · 13% higher
- 3162St Michael's CofE AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 73% · 13% higher
- 3266Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 73% · 10% higher
- 3353Normanton Common Primary AcademyNormanton · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 73% · 2% higher
- 3446West End AcademyPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 73% · 0% higher
- 3577Outwood Primary Academy Ledger LaneWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 72% · 18% higher
- 3660Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 71% · 13% higher
- 3768Featherstone All Saints CofE AcademyPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 71% · 11% higher
- 3871Walton Primary AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 71% · 10% higher
- 3954Outwood Primary Academy Newstead GreenWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 71% · 8% higher
- 4053Crofton Junior SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 70% · 5% higher
- 4158Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrsWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 69% · 8% higher
- 4252English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 69% · 7% higher
- 4372Ackworth Mill Dam SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 68% · 24% higher
- 4436Sandal Magna Community AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 67% · 0% higher
- 4545St Botolphs CE AcademyKnottingley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 65% · 5% higher
- 4646Half Acres Primary AcademyCastleford · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 65% · 4% higher
- 4745Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication ResourceWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 65% · 3% higher
- 4834South Hiendley Primary SchoolBarnsley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 65% · 0% higher
- 4953Sharlston Community SchoolWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 64% · 14% higher
- 5053Crigglestone St James CofE Primary AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 64% · 5% higher
- 5146Ackton Pastures Primary AcademyCastleford · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 64% · 4% higher
- 5247Darrington Church of England Primary SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 64% · 0% higher
- 5345Outwood Primary Academy Park HillWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 63% · 10% higher
- 5438Willow Green AcademyKnottingley · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 63% · 3% higher
- 5535Airedale Junior AcademyCastleford · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 62% · 4% higher
- 5641Shay Lane Primary (J and I) SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 62% · 3% higher
- 5747Castleford Park Junior AcademyCastleford · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 61% · 9% higher
- 5850Gawthorpe Community AcademyOssett · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 60% · 13% higher
- 5944Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 60% · 7% higher
- 6043Ossett South Parade PrimaryWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 60% · 7% higher
- 6135Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant SchoolOssett · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 60% · 0% higher
- 6254Wrenthorpe AcademyWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 59% · 9% higher
- 6328St Helen's CE Primary SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 58% · 3% higher
- 6436Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 58% · 0% higher
- 6541Outwood Primary Academy GreenhillWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 57% · 7% higher
- 6625Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 57% · 0% higher
- 6729The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 56% · 4% higher
- 6824St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, MoorthorpePontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 55% · 0% higher
- 6941Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary SchoolOssett · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 53% · 7% higher
- 7030Wakefield Lawefield Primary SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 53% · 5% higher
- 7121Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 53% · 0% higher
- 7244St Joseph's Catholic Primary School CastlefordCastleford · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 52% · 7% higher
- 7327Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 52% · 3% higher
- 7432Hendal Primary SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 51% · 8% higher
- 7542St Austin's Catholic Primary SchoolWakefield · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 51% · 7% higher
- 7619South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant SchoolPontefract · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 51% · 0% higher
- 7746West Bretton Junior and Infant SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 50% · 8% higher
- 7820Fitzwilliam Primary SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 50% · 0% higher
- 7922Cherry Tree AcademyPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 49% · 5% higher
- 8031Towngate Primary AcademyOssett · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 49% · 2% higher
- 8114Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 49% · 0% higher
- 8232St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolNormanton · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 48% · 3% higher
- 8330Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 48% · 3% higher
- 8422Ash Grove Primary AcademyPONTEFRACT · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 48% · 2% higher
- 8516Upton Primary SchoolPontefract · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 47% · 0% higher
- 8615Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior SchoolPontefract · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 46% · 1% higher
- 8723Sandal Castle VA Community Primary SchoolWakefield · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 45% · 3% higher
- 8811King's Meadow AcademyPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 45% · 0% higher
- 8910Oyster Park Primary AcademyCastleford · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 43% · 0% higher
- 9026Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant SchoolPontefract · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 42% · 4% higher
- 9118Castleford Three Lane Ends AcademyCastleford · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 42% · 3% higher
- 9211Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolPontefract · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 40% · 0% higher
- 938Newlands Primary SchoolNormanton · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 38% · 0% higher
- 9413Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 35% · 0% higher
- 959Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion ResourcePontefract · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 35% · 0% higher
- 967South Kirkby AcademyPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 32% · 0% higher
- 979Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPontefract · Academy PrimaryRWM expected: 30% · 0% higher
- 986Fairburn View Primary School, CastlefordCastleford · Local authority PrimaryRWM expected: 30% · 0% higher
| # | School | Sector | RWM expected | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ark Larks Hill Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 97% · 53% higher | 98.3 Top 5% | 97% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 203 |
| 2 | Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Ossett · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 94% · 25% higher | 89.6 Top 10% | 94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 336 |
| 3 | Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 93% · 26% higher | 87.7 Top 10% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 434 |
| 4 | Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 93% · 13% higher | 90.7 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 125 |
| 5 | Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 91% · 25% higher | 87.9 Top 10% | 91% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 355 |
| 6 | Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 90% · 33% higher | 96.7 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 438 |
| 7 | Jerry Clay Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 90% · 27% higher | 96.0 Top 5% | 90% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 211 |
| 8 | Ark Orchard Head Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 89% · 26% higher | 85.6 Top 10% | 89% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 335 |
| 9 | Ark Carleton Park Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 87% · 23% higher | 85.2 Top 10% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 208 |
| 10 | Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 87% · 13% higher | 77.2 Top 25% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 298 |
| 11 | Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 87% · 10% higher | 83.6 Top 25% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 233 |
| 12 | Middlestown Primary Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 86% · 27% higher | 88.9 Top 10% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 217 |
| 13 | Rooks Nest Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 85% · 15% higher | 85.8 Top 10% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 368 |
| 14 | England Lane Academy Knottingley · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 85% · 15% higher | 75.7 Top 25% | 85% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 225 |
| 15 | Simpson's Lane Academy Knottingley · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 84% · 11% higher | 68.0 Top 50% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 387 |
| 16 | Newton Hill Community School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 84% · 10% higher | 84.0 Top 25% | 84% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 338 |
| 17 | Ark Northfield Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 83% · 27% higher | 83.3 Top 25% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 348 |
| 18 | Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 83% · 20% higher | 89.0 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 320 |
| 19 | Normanton Junior Academy Normanton · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 83% · 10% higher | 72.1 Top 25% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 357 |
| 20 | Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 81% · 30% higher | 89.9 Top 10% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 229 |
| 21 | Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 80% · 20% higher | 91.2 Top 5% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 229 |
| 22 | Ark De Lacy Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 80% · 18% higher | 71.6 Top 25% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 342 |
| 23 | St Ignatius Catholic Primary School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 79% · 21% higher | 83.2 Top 25% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 138 |
| 24 | Horbury Primary Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 78% · 10% higher | 73.4 Top 25% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 435 |
| 25 | St Giles C of E Academy Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 78% · 7% higher | 69.1 Top 50% | 78% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 337 |
| 26 | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 77% · 10% higher | 76.6 Top 25% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 222 |
| 27 | Grove Lea Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 77% · 7% higher | 67.0 Top 50% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 244 |
| 28 | The Vale Primary Academy Knottingley · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 76% · 8% higher | 66.6 Top 50% | 76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 218 |
| 29 | Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 73% · 32% higher | 76.9 Top 25% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 330 |
| 30 | Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 73% · 13% higher | 73.5 Top 25% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 210 |
| 31 | St Michael's CofE Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 73% · 13% higher | 62.3 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 470 |
| 32 | Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 73% · 10% higher | 66.1 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 225 |
| 33 | Normanton Common Primary Academy Normanton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 73% · 2% higher | 53.4 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 334 |
| 34 | West End Academy Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 73% · 0% higher | 46.1 Lower 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 187 |
| 35 | Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 72% · 18% higher | 77.1 Top 25% | 72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 456 |
| 36 | Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 71% · 13% higher | 60.4 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 198 |
| 37 | Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 71% · 11% higher | 67.8 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 227 |
| 38 | Walton Primary Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 71% · 10% higher | 71.0 Top 25% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 336 |
| 39 | Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 71% · 8% higher | 53.8 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 221 |
| 40 | Crofton Junior School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 70% · 5% higher | 52.5 Top 50% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 231 |
| 41 | Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 69% · 8% higher | 57.7 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 267 |
| 42 | English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 69% · 7% higher | 51.8 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 223 |
| 43 | Ackworth Mill Dam School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 68% · 24% higher | 71.9 Top 25% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 225 |
| 44 | Sandal Magna Community Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 67% · 0% higher | 36.4 Lower 50% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 255 |
| 45 | St Botolphs CE Academy Knottingley · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 65% · 5% higher | 45.2 Lower 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 281 |
| 46 | Half Acres Primary Academy Castleford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 65% · 4% higher | 46.2 Lower 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 424 |
| 47 | Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 65% · 3% higher | 45.3 Lower 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 245 |
| 48 | South Hiendley Primary School Barnsley · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 65% · 0% higher | 33.7 Lower 50% | 65% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 184 |
| 49 | Sharlston Community School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 64% · 14% higher | 52.6 Top 50% | 64% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 239 |
| 50 | Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 64% · 5% higher | 53.4 Top 50% | 64% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 296 |
| 51 | Ackton Pastures Primary Academy Castleford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 64% · 4% higher | 46.4 Lower 50% | 64% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 356 |
| 52 | Darrington Church of England Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 64% · 0% higher | 46.6 Lower 50% | 64% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 129 |
| 53 | Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 63% · 10% higher | 45.2 Lower 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 452 |
| 54 | Willow Green Academy Knottingley · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 63% · 3% higher | 38.0 Lower 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 228 |
| 55 | Airedale Junior Academy Castleford · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 62% · 4% higher | 35.2 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 385 |
| 56 | Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 62% · 3% higher | 41.2 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 233 |
| 57 | Castleford Park Junior Academy Castleford · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 61% · 9% higher | 47.1 Lower 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 412 |
| 58 | Gawthorpe Community Academy Ossett · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 60% · 13% higher | 49.8 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 231 |
| 59 | Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 60% · 7% higher | 43.7 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 359 |
| 60 | Ossett South Parade Primary Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 60% · 7% higher | 42.9 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 418 |
| 61 | Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School Ossett · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 60% · 0% higher | 34.9 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 111 |
| 62 | Wrenthorpe Academy Wakefield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 59% · 9% higher | 53.7 Top 50% | 59% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 314 |
| 63 | St Helen's CE Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 58% · 3% higher | 27.7 Lower 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 215 |
| 64 | Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 58% · 0% higher | 36.0 Lower 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 183 |
| 65 | Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 57% · 7% higher | 41.2 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 251 |
| 66 | Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 57% · 0% higher | 25.3 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 255 |
| 67 | The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 56% · 4% higher | 29.3 Lower 50% | 56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 210 |
| 68 | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 55% · 0% higher | 23.8 Lower 50% | 55% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 204 |
| 69 | Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School Ossett · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 53% · 7% higher | 41.0 Lower 50% | 53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 341 |
| 70 | Wakefield Lawefield Primary School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 53% · 5% higher | 29.8 Lower 50% | 53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 437 |
| 71 | Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 53% · 0% higher | 21.4 Lower 50% | 53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 387 |
| 72 | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford Castleford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 52% · 7% higher | 43.9 Lower 50% | 52% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 197 |
| 73 | Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 52% · 3% higher | 27.1 Lower 50% | 52% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 369 |
| 74 | Hendal Primary School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 51% · 8% higher | 32.1 Lower 50% | 51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 410 |
| 75 | St Austin's Catholic Primary School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 51% · 7% higher | 42.1 Lower 50% | 51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 306 |
| 76 | South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 51% · 0% higher | 18.7 Lower 50% | 51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 454 |
| 77 | West Bretton Junior and Infant School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 50% · 8% higher | 46.4 Lower 50% | 50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 118 |
| 78 | Fitzwilliam Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 50% · 0% higher | 20.1 Lower 50% | 50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 224 |
| 79 | Cherry Tree Academy Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 49% · 5% higher | 22.0 Lower 50% | 49% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 233 |
| 80 | Towngate Primary Academy Ossett · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 49% · 2% higher | 30.7 Lower 50% | 49% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 311 |
| 81 | Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 49% · 0% higher | 14.1 Lower 50% | 49% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 601 |
| 82 | St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Normanton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 48% · 3% higher | 32.4 Lower 50% | 48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 221 |
| 83 | Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 48% · 3% higher | 29.7 Lower 50% | 48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 209 |
| 84 | Ash Grove Primary Academy PONTEFRACT · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 48% · 2% higher | 21.5 Lower 50% | 48% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 265 |
| 85 | Upton Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 47% · 0% higher | 16.3 Lower 50% | 47% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 453 |
| 86 | Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 46% · 1% higher | 15.1 Lower 50% | 46% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 314 |
| 87 | Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School Wakefield · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 45% · 3% higher | 23.4 Lower 50% | 45% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 608 |
| 88 | King's Meadow Academy Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 45% · 0% higher | 11.4 Lower 50% | 45% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 234 |
| 89 | Oyster Park Primary Academy Castleford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 43% · 0% higher | 9.8 Lower 50% | 43% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 349 |
| 90 | Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 42% · 4% higher | 26.1 Lower 50% | 42% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 338 |
| 91 | Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy Castleford · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 42% · 3% higher | 18.4 Lower 50% | 42% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 401 |
| 92 | Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 40% · 0% higher | 11.0 Lower 50% | 40% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 105 |
| 93 | Newlands Primary School Normanton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 38% · 0% higher | 8.1 Lower 50% | 38% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 270 |
| 94 | Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Pontefract · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 35% · 0% higher | 12.6 Lower 50% | 35% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 199 |
| 95 | Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource Pontefract · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 35% · 0% higher | 8.8 Lower 50% | 35% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 216 |
| 96 | South Kirkby Academy Pontefract · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 32% · 0% higher | 6.5 Lower 50% | 32% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 186 |
| 97 | Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Pontefract · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 30% · 0% higher | 8.9 Lower 50% | 30% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 119 |
| 98 | Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford Castleford · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 30% · 0% higher | 5.8 Lower 50% | 30% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 471 |
Ark Larks Hill Primary School in Pontefract leads the 2025 list of primary schools by ks2 results in Wakefield with RWM expected 97% · 53% higher. Of the 98 schools shown, 63 are academy, 35 are local authority.
For the full picture see the wider Yorkshire and the Humber primary schools by ks2 results league table, every school on the Wakefield page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best ks2 results school in Wakefield?
Ark Larks Hill Primary School in Pontefract, Yorkshire and the Humber ranks first among primary schools by ks2 results in Wakefield with RWM expected 97% · 53% higher (Pupils on roll: 203).
How are primary schools by ks2 results in Wakefield ranked?
Primary schools ranked by the percentage of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Figures are the most recent published by the national authority and matched to the school directory.
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.