Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Wakefield
Lee Brigg, Normanton, WF6 2LN
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 17/11/2021
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
96.2%
9.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
151
Capacity used
Over capacity112%
135 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
34 of 34 families who put it first got an offer
36
Places offered
102
Total applications
2.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 34 | 34 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 35 | 1 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 13 | 1 | ● 8% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 20 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 102 | 36 | 35% |
1st preference success by year
Wakefield lets families list 5 preferences. 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
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Luke Welsh
- Address
- Lee Brigg, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2LN
- Phone
- 01924967609
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Ward / constituency
- Altofts & Whitwood · Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142359
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WATERTON ACADEMY TRUST
151 pupils · 135 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
10 March 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Strong standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Strong standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Strong standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 21
17 November 2021
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 81 pupils
Attendance
96.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
3.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
9.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 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.