Wakefield Lawefield Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Wakefield
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School is a primary school in Wakefield for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 26 June 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Lawefield Lane, Wakefield, WF2 8ST
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Wakefield
- Pupils on roll
- 437 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 26 June 2024
Strengths
- “Wakefield Lawefield Primary School has a strong sense of community.”
- “Pupils benefit from a well-designed curriculum.”
- “Pupils take on a variety of roles and responsibilities, which they perform with pride, both in school and beyond into the local community.”
To improve
- “Across the school, some pupils find learning mathematics difficult.”
- “However, the planned activities and learning resources used are not consistently well adapted to support pupils’ learning effectively.”
- “This prevents them from catching up with their peers as quickly as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 September 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: 44 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 44 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.
- Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School 0.7 mi Requires improvement
- St Michael's CofE Academy 0.7 mi Good
- Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource 0.8 mi School remains Good
- The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School 0.8 mi Good
- Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School 0.8 mi School remains Good
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi Good
- Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good