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Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Wakefield

Irwin Crescent, Wakefield, WF1 4QY

Website 01924303655

71

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 13/09/2022

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.1%

16.2% persistently absent

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

At a glance

Pupils on roll

452

Capacity used

Over capacity

100%

451 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

39 of 39 families who put it first got an offer

51

Places offered

92

Total applications

1.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3939● 100%
2nd preference183● 17%
3rd preference203● 15%
Later preferences (4th–5th)150● 0%
Total924549%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

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 sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Headteacher
Luke McNamara
Address
Irwin Crescent, Wakefield, WF1 4QY
Phone
01924303655
Local authority
Wakefield
Ward / constituency
Wakefield East · Wakefield and Rothwell
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
145939

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals42%——
English as additional language53%——
SEN support10%——
52% boys (237)48% girls (215)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

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

Academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST

452 pupils · 451 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    13 September 2022

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 371 pupils

Attendance

94.1%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.9%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

16.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

3.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

13%
20/21
26%
21/22
17%
22/23
18%
23/24
16%
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 & maths71%——
Higher standard10%——
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 standard63%
+1% vs England
Higher standard10%
+2% vs England

Reading

Expected standard68%
-7% vs England
Higher standard22%
-11% vs England
Average score102
-4 vs England

Writing

Expected standard78%
+6% vs England
Greater depth14%
+1% vs England

Maths

Expected standard71%
-3% vs England
Higher standard24%
-2% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard56%
-17% vs England
Higher standard12%
-18% vs England
Average score100
-5 vs England

Science

Expected standard75%
-7% vs England

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

Primary results over time

412019572023712024632025

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

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)63%61%
Higher standard10%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.