Blackgates Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Wakefield, Leeds
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Leeds City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Blackgates Primary Academy is a primary school in Wakefield, Leeds for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 23 April 2025. Leeds has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Blackgates Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 8 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The latest Ofsted outcome, on 23 April 2025, was Not judged; the previous graded outcome was Requires improvement (18 January 2023), while all 8 nearest primary schools in Leeds are Good.
- In 2024/25, 50% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Leeds.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 22 first-choice applications for 22 offers; places ran out in 1 of the 5 earlier years with a published outcome.
- At this school, 45.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 17.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Leeds.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Leeds schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Smithy Lane, Tingley, Wakefield, WF3 1QQ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Leeds
- Pupils on roll
- 233 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 45.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 23 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this welcoming school.”
- “They benefit from positive relationships with adults who care deeply for them.”
- “The school’s strongly embedded, inclusive culture ensures that pupils have their individual needs met well.”
To improve
- “This is particularly the case for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “In some areas, the school’s published outcomes in 2024 were low.”
- “Some pupils, however, do not develop early writing skills as effectively as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 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) | 50% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 22 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leeds.
- Westerton Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Hill Top Primary Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Middleton Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- East Ardsley Primary Academy 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Westwood Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Morley Newlands Academy 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Elements Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published