Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Wakefield
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School is a primary school in Wakefield for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 25 June 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Broadway, Wakefield, WF2 8AA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Wakefield
- Pupils on roll
- 601 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 25 June 2024
Strengths
- “Leaders and staff are ambitious for the pupils of Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School.”
- “They have high expectations for what pupils can learn and achieve.”
- “In lessons, pupils behave well.”
To improve
- “These expectations are not fully realised.”
- “The school is working hard to further develop the curriculum and improve the quality of teaching for all pupils.”
- “In 2023, pupils’ levels of attainment at the end of both key stage 1 and 2 were low.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 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) | 49% | 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: 45 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 45 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.
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.5 mi Good
- St Michael's CofE Academy 0.7 mi Good
- The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School 0.8 mi Good
- Horbury Primary Academy 0.9 mi Good
- Ossett South Parade Primary 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School 1.2 mi Requires improvement
- Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Wakefield Lawefield Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good