Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Wakefield
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School is a primary school in Wakefield for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 11 June 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Flanshaw Road, Flanshaw, Wakefield, WF2 0AS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Wakefield
- Pupils on roll
- 387 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 11 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Flanshaw are happy and safe.”
- “They are proud to attend the school.”
- “They have quickly identified areas for improvement.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, pupils do not achieve well enough.”
- “Pupils do not achieve as well in other parts of English.”
- “In 2023, outcomes for pupils in reading and especially writing were much lower than the national average.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 53% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 43 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 43 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Wakefield.
- St Michael's CofE Academy 0.5 mi Good
- Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs 0.5 mi Good
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi Good
- Wakefield Lawefield Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Jerry Clay Academy 1.0 mi School remains Outstanding
- Wrenthorpe Academy 1.1 mi Standards maintained
- Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School 1.2 mi Requires improvement