Wakefield Lawefield Primary School
Primary schoolWakefield Lawefield Primary School is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 437 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, June 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 26 June 2024
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, 53% of pupils at Wakefield Lawefield Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
5% 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 | 53% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 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- CAPA CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file600 m
- Heart of Yorkshire Education GroupSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file910 m
- Trinity Academy CathedralSecondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- St Michael's CofE AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Queen Elizabeths School WakefieldIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.2 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).