Rooks Nest Academy
Primary schoolRooks Nest Academy is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 368 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 13 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 85% of pupils at Rooks Nest Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
15% 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 | 85% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 15% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 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
In a straight line- Outwood Primary Academy Ledger LanePrimary. Standards maintained, June 2025. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)470 m
- Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse GatePrimary. Outstanding (overall), April 2023. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)940 m
- Outwood Grange AcademySecondary. Good (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional)990 m
- Newton Hill Community SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2024. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, February 2020. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 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).