Flockton CofE (C) First School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–10 · Wakefield, Kirklees
Flockton CofE (C) First School is a primary school in Wakefield, Kirklees for ages 4–10 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 21 January 2025. Kirklees has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2019 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Flockton First School, Barnsley Road, Flockton, Wakefield, WF4 4DH
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–10
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kirklees
- Pupils on roll
- 80 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 37.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 21 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at Flockton Church of England First School.”
- “Their well-being is at the heart of all the school does.”
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
To improve
- “As a result, pupils do not have the same depth of knowledge as they do in other subjects such as mathematics and design technology.”
- “However, the written work pupils produce is not presented to a consistently high standard.”
- “Pupils do not always form their letters correctly, and sometimes these inaccuracies are not addressed by staff.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 February 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 17 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2019 to 2026, as Kirklees published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kirklees.
- Emley First School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Grange Moor Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thornhill Junior and Infant School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Overthorpe CofE Academy 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Skelmanthorpe Academy 2.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kaye's Academy 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Scissett Church of England Academy 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Aidan's Church of England Academy 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published