# Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane

Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 320 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E145941. [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 320
- Council: Wakefield
- URN: 145941

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), September 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 21 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 83% of pupils at Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
20% 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 | 83% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 20% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Ackworth Mill Dam School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ackworth-mill-dam-school-e144563): 640 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Oakfield Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakfield-park-school-e133719): 710 m. Special. Standards maintained, March 2025
- [Ackworth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ackworth-school-e108300): 820 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ackworth-howard-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-and-infant-school-e130977): 1.6 km. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/145941)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145941)

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