Sandal Magna Community Academy
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Wakefield, Yorkshire and the Humber WF1 5NF · Wakefield
#1080 of 1,636 primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber
#10963 of 15,697 nationally
About Sandal Magna Community Academy
Sandal Magna Community Academy is a academy primary located in Wakefield, in the Wakefield local authority of Yorkshire and the Humber, England. It caters for Ages 3–11. In 2025 it enrolled 255 students. Academies and free schools are state-funded and free to attend, run by academy trusts rather than the local authority.
Its Success Index (England) is 36.4 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools in England and 1080th of 1,636 ranked primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its strongest component is ks2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (57th percentile), and its weakest is ks2: higher standard (10th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 255; capacity filled 97.3%.
There are 64 schools in Wakefield; Sandal Magna Community Academy ranks 48th of 62 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against primary schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)67%
- KS2: higher standard (20%)0%
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)–
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)–
- A level points per entry (10%)–
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)35.2%
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Sandal Magna Community Academy by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 255
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Free school meals
- 35.2%
- Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals.
- Capacity filled
- 97.3%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- KS2 expected standard (RWM)
- 67%
- Share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
- KS2 higher standard (RWM)
- 0%
- Share of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and maths.
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Schools near Sandal Magna Community Academy
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
762 students · 588 m away
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
Wakefield · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
245 students · 1.1 km away
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
Wakefield · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
608 students · 1.2 km away
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Wakefield · Local authority primary · Ages 2–11
255 students · 1.6 km away
CAPA College
Wakefield · Academy sixth form · Ages 16–19
502 students · 2.2 km away
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill
Wakefield · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
251 students · 2.2 km away
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Wakefield · Academy secondary · Ages 11–16
1,028 students · 2.2 km away
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School
Wakefield · Local authority primary · Ages 3–11
437 students · 2.3 km away
Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill
Wakefield · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
452 students · 2.3 km away
Walton Primary Academy
Wakefield · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
336 students · 2.4 km away
Similar schools
Academy primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber with a comparable Pupils on roll.
Great Coates Primary School
Grimsby · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
254 students
Stokesley Primary Academy
Middlesbrough · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
254 students
Holybrook Primary School
Bradford · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
256 students
Sheep Dip Lane Academy
Doncaster · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
256 students
Coleridge Primary
Rotherham · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
253 students
Haworth Primary School
Keighley · Academy primary · Ages 3–11
257 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Sandal Magna Community Academy a good school?
Sandal Magna Community Academy has a Success Index (England) of 36.4 out of 100 (Lower 50% of primary schools in England) and ranks #1080 of 1,636 in Yorkshire and the Humber. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Sandal Magna Community Academy rank in Yorkshire and the Humber?
Sandal Magna Community Academy ranks #1080 of 1,636 primary schools in Yorkshire and the Humber and #10963 of 15,697 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend Sandal Magna Community Academy?
Sandal Magna Community Academy had 255 students in 2025.
Is Sandal Magna Community Academy a primary school or a secondary school?
Sandal Magna Community Academy is classified as a primary covering Ages 3–11. It is a academy school.
What other schools are near Sandal Magna Community Academy?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Sandal Magna Community Academy; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.