Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Wakefield
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School is a primary school in Wakefield for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 January 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6AS
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Wakefield
- Pupils on roll
- 608 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this welcoming, friendly school.”
- “They know that adults have their best interests at heart.”
- “Pupils understand the school rules and meet the high expectations set in class.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils report that they can experience unkind words and behaviours in the playground, and this is not always dealt with by adults in a timely manner.”
- “However, not all pupils achieve as well as they should in all subject areas yet.”
- “This is because the changes to the school’s curriculum are very recent.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 February 2025 (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) | 45% | 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: 55 first-preference applications, 68 offers in total, 55 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.
- Sandal Magna Community Academy 0.7 mi Good
- Walton Primary Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Hendal Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged
- The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School 1.6 mi Good
- Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good
- Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy 1.8 mi Good
- Wakefield Lawefield Primary School 1.9 mi School remains Good