Ark De Lacy Primary School
Primary schoolArk De Lacy Primary School is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 342 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), March 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 12 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 80% of pupils at Ark De Lacy Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
18% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 18% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- High Well SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, September 2022270 m
- Harewood Centre Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Good, July 2022390 m
- Cherry Tree AcademyPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), January 2024. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)520 m
- Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, September 2022. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- St Giles C of E AcademyPrimary. Improved significantly, January 2025. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wakefield
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).