Wrenthorpe Academy
Primary schoolWrenthorpe Academy is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 314 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, January 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 8 January 2025
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, 59% of pupils at Wrenthorpe Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
9% 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 | 59% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 9% | 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
In a straight line- Pinderfields Hospital PRUPupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, March 202340 m
- Jerry Clay AcademyPrimary. School remains Outstanding, October 2023. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)600 m
- Hall Cliffe Primary SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file630 m
- Outwood Grange AcademySecondary. Good (overall), May 2024. Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional)940 m
- Silcoates SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file970 m
- Newton Hill Community SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, July 2024. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.3 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).