# Sharlston Community School

Sharlston Community School is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 239 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E143003. [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 239
- Council: Wakefield
- URN: 143003

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, December 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 4 December 2024
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, 64% of pupils at Sharlston Community School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
14% 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 | 64% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 14% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 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.

- [Hammer Lane Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hammer-lane-academy-e152331): 60 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/streethouse-junior-infant-and-nursery-school-e108195): 690 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Enrich Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/enrich-academy-e149408): 1.3 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement
- [Crofton Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crofton-junior-school-e108141): 1.9 km. Primary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2023. 70% 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/143003)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/143003)

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