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Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Wakefield

Stoney Lane, Wakefield, WF4 3LZ

Website 01924242917

70

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Outstanding

No graded inspection

Application demand

91%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

96.2%

5.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

355

Capacity used

Over capacity

113%

315 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

91%

1st preference success rate

42 of 46 families who put it first got an offer

45

Places offered

99

Total applications

2.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference4642● 91%
2nd preference313● 10%
3rd preference170● 0%
Later preferences (4th–5th)50● 0%
Total994545%

1st preference success by year

70%
2020
100%
2021
64%
2022
95%
2023
100%
2024
91%
2025

Wakefield lets families list 5 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Clare Kelly
Address
Stoney Lane, Hall Green, Wakefield, WF4 3LZ
Phone
01924242917
Local authority
Wakefield
Ward / constituency
Wakefield Rural · Ossett and Denby Dale
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
108212

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals19%——
English as additional language2%——
SEN support13%——
52% boys (185)48% girls (170)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

355 pupils · 315 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    27 June 2024

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Outstanding
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 268 pupils

Attendance

96.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

3.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

5.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.3%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

8%
20/21
10%
21/22
7%
22/23
6%
23/24
6%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths70%——
Higher standard11%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard91%
+29% vs England
Higher standard25%
+17% vs England

Reading

Expected standard93%
+18% vs England
Higher standard48%
+15% vs England
Average score109
+3 vs England

Writing

Expected standard91%
+19% vs England
Greater depth32%
+19% vs England

Maths

Expected standard93%
+19% vs England
Higher standard55%
+29% vs England
Average score110
+5 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard91%
+18% vs England
Higher standard52%
+22% vs England
Average score111
+6 vs England

Science

Expected standard95%
+13% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

672019692023702024912025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)91%61%
Higher standard25%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Wakefield council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.