Newlands Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Normanton, Wakefield
Newlands Primary School is a primary school in Normanton, Wakefield for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 11 February 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Wakefield Road, Normanton, WF6 1BB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Wakefield
- Pupils on roll
- 270 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 11 February 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and safe at this school.”
- “Staff are committed to supporting the well-being of pupils.”
- “Pupils benefit from caring and supportive relationships with staff.”
To improve
- “However, pupils do not achieve as well as they should in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of key stage 2.”
- “However, in some subjects the school has not done enough to ensure that pupils are well supported to learn and remember the most important knowledge.”
- “However, the school’s early years curriculum does not contain the necessary detail to prepare children for key stage 1 well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 March 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) | 38% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 28 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.
- Normanton Junior Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School 0.5 mi Not judged
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Altofts Junior Academy 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Martin Frobisher Infant School 1.2 mi Good
- Normanton Common Primary Academy 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade