# Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School

Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 183 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E108158. [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 183
- Council: Wakefield
- URN: 108158

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection: Report card, 23 June 2026
- Safeguarding: Met
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Not applicable
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
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, 58% of pupils at Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
0% 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 | 58% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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.

- [Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horbury-bridge-church-of-england-junior-and-infant-academy-e137967): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good, February 2023. 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Middlestown Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/middlestown-primary-academy-e143810): 1.5 km. Primary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horbury-st-peters-and-clifton-cofe-vc-primary-school-e136005): 1.6 km. Primary. School remains Good, June 2022. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Denby Grange School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/denby-grange-school-e131136): 2 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## 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/108158)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/108158)

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