Primary schools in Wakefield
113 open primary schools in the Wakefield local authority area (all-through schools are listed under both primary and secondary).
- Ackton Pastures Primary Academy (Castleford; Academy converter; ages 3-11; inspected 7 March 2023)
- Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School (Pontefract; Voluntary controlled school; ages 3-11; inspected 8 May 2024)
- Ackworth Mill Dam School (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 3-11; report card 6 May 2026)
- Airedale Infant Academy (Castleford; Academy converter; ages 3-7; inspected 5 November 2019)
- Airedale Junior Academy (Castleford; Academy sponsor led; ages 7-11)
- Altofts Junior Academy (Normanton; Academy converter; ages 7-11; inspected 8 July 2025)
- Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs (Wakefield; Voluntary aided school; ages 3-11; inspected 29 September 2022)
- Ark Carleton Park Primary School (Pontefract; Academy sponsor led; ages 4-11; inspected 15 October 2024)
- Ark De Lacy Primary School (Pontefract; Academy sponsor led; ages 3-11; inspected 12 March 2024)
- Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 3-11; inspected 20 May 2025)
- Ark Larks Hill Primary School (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 4-11; inspected 4 March 2025)
- Ark Northfield Primary School (Pontefract; Academy sponsor led; ages 3-11; inspected 8 March 2022)
- Ark Orchard Head Primary School (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 3-11; inspected 7 November 2019)
- Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 3-11; inspected 10 January 2023)
- Ash Grove Primary Academy (Pontefract; Academy sponsor led; ages 3-11; inspected 10 May 2023)
- Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School (Pontefract; Voluntary controlled school; ages 4-11)
- Castleford Park Junior Academy (Castleford; Academy converter; ages 7-11)
- Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy (Castleford; Academy converter; ages 3-11; inspected 15 November 2023)
- Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery (Castleford; Community school; ages 3-7)
- Cherry Tree Academy (Pontefract; Academy sponsor led; ages 3-11; inspected 30 January 2024)
- Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School (Wakefield; Community school; ages 3-11)
- Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School (Wakefield; Community school; ages 3-11; inspected 19 November 2019)
- Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 4-11; inspected 22 November 2023)
- Crofton Infant School (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 3-7)
- Crofton Junior School (Wakefield; Community school; ages 7-11)
- Darrington Church of England Primary School (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 3-11; inspected 22 October 2024)
- Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery (Ossett; Foundation school; ages 3-7; inspected 1 November 2022)
- England Lane Academy (Knottingley; Academy sponsor led; ages 3-11; inspected 9 July 2024)
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 3-11; inspected 13 December 2023)
- Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford (Castleford; Community school; ages 2-11; inspected 5 December 2023)
- Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 3-11)
- Featherstone Girnhill Infant School (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 3-7)
- Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School (Pontefract; Community school; ages 3-11)
- Featherstone Purston Infant School (Pontefract; Community school; ages 3-7; inspected 2 February 2023)
- Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School (Pontefract; Voluntary controlled school; ages 7-11; inspected 5 March 2024)
- Fitzwilliam Primary School (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 2-11; inspected 24 June 2025)
- Gawthorpe Community Academy (Ossett; Academy converter; ages 3-11; inspected 13 December 2022)
- Glasshoughton Infant Academy (Castleford; Academy converter; ages 3-7; inspected 11 January 2023)
- Grove Lea Primary School (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 3-11; inspected 1 July 2025)
- Half Acres Primary Academy (Castleford; Academy converter; ages 3-11; inspected 18 March 2025)
- Hendal Primary School (Wakefield; Community school; ages 3-11; inspected 19 November 2024)
- Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 4-11)
- Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 3-11)
- Horbury Primary Academy (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 3-11; inspected 13 December 2022)
- Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School (Wakefield; Voluntary controlled school; ages 3-11)
- Jerry Clay Academy (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 4-11)
- King's Meadow Academy (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 3-11; inspected 11 February 2025)
- Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School (Normanton; Academy converter; ages 3-7; report card 10 March 2026)
- Martin Frobisher Infant School (Normanton; Community school; ages 3-7; inspected 28 June 2022)
- Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource (Wakefield; Voluntary controlled school; ages 3-11)
- Middlestown Primary Academy (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 2-11; report card 25 November 2025)
- Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource (Pontefract; Community school; ages 3-11)
- Newlands Primary School (Normanton; Community school; ages 3-11; inspected 11 February 2025)
- Newton Hill Community School (Wakefield; Community school; ages 3-11)
- Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School (Normanton; Voluntary aided school; ages 3-7; inspected 5 November 2024)
- Normanton Common Primary Academy (Normanton; Academy converter; ages 3-11)
- Normanton Junior Academy (Normanton; Academy sponsor led; ages 7-11)
- Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School (Ossett; Foundation school; ages 3-11)
- Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School (Ossett; Voluntary aided school; ages 3-11; inspected 22 October 2024)
- Ossett South Parade Primary (Wakefield; Community school; ages 3-11)
- Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School (Ossett; Voluntary controlled school; ages 7-11; inspected 13 May 2025)
- Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 3-11; inspected 21 September 2022)
- Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill (Wakefield; Academy sponsor led; ages 3-11; inspected 8 July 2025)
- Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate (Wakefield; Academy sponsor led; ages 3-11; inspected 1 October 2024)
- Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 3-11)
- Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 3-11; inspected 19 April 2023)
- Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green (Wakefield; Academy sponsor led; ages 3-11; inspected 6 October 2022)
- Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill (Wakefield; Academy sponsor led; ages 3-11; inspected 13 September 2022)
- Oyster Park Primary Academy (Castleford; Academy sponsor led; ages 3-11; report card 24 February 2026)
- Rooks Nest Academy (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 2-11; inspected 13 March 2023)
- Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School (Wakefield; Community school; ages 3-11)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 4-11; inspected 2 November 2022)
- Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School (Wakefield; Voluntary aided school; ages 4-11; inspected 7 January 2025)
- Sandal Magna Community Academy (Wakefield; Academy sponsor led; ages 3-11; inspected 1 November 2022)
- Sharlston Community School (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 3-11)
- Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School (Wakefield; Community school; ages 3-11; inspected 21 February 2024)
- Simpson's Lane Academy (Knottingley; Academy converter; ages 3-11; inspected 24 June 2025)
- Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School (Wakefield; Community school; ages 3-11)
- Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy (Castleford; Academy converter; ages 2-11; inspected 4 February 2020)
- South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School (Pontefract; Community school; ages 3-11; inspected 22 November 2022)
- South Hiendley Primary School (Barnsley; Academy converter; ages 3-11; inspected 6 October 2022)
- South Kirkby Academy (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 7-11; inspected 25 April 2023)
- South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School (Pontefract; Community school; ages 2-7; report card 25 November 2025)
- South Ossett Infant Academy (Ossett; Academy converter; ages 3-7; inspected 5 December 2023)
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 4-11)
- St Botolphs CE Academy (Knottingley; Academy converter; ages 3-11; inspected 1 October 2024)
- St Giles C of E Academy (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 3-11)
- St Helen's CE Primary School (Pontefract; Academy sponsor led; ages 3-11; inspected 7 February 2023)
- St Ignatius Catholic Primary School (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 3-11)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford (Castleford; Academy converter; ages 3-11; inspected 8 October 2024)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract (Pontefract; Academy converter; ages 3-11; inspected 17 April 2024)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe (Pontefract; Academy sponsor led; ages 3-11)
- St Michael's CofE Academy (Wakefield; Academy sponsor led; ages 2-11; inspected 20 February 2024)
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (Normanton; Academy converter; ages 3-11)
- Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 3-11)
- Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (Wakefield; Voluntary controlled school; ages 3-11; report card 10 March 2026)
- Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School (Pontefract; Community school; ages 2-11; report card 2 June 2026)
- The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School (Wakefield; Community school; ages 3-11; inspected 29 November 2022)
- The Vale Primary Academy (Knottingley; Academy converter; ages 3-11; inspected 3 December 2024)
- Towngate Primary Academy (Ossett; Academy converter; ages 3-11)
- Townville Academy (Castleford; Academy sponsor led; ages 3-7; inspected 24 January 2023)
- Upton Primary School (Pontefract; Community school; ages 3-11)
- Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School (Wakefield; Community school; ages 3-11; inspected 11 June 2024)
- Wakefield Lawefield Primary School (Wakefield; Community school; ages 3-11)
- Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School (Wakefield; Community school; ages 3-11)
- Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School (Wakefield; Community school; ages 3-11; inspected 25 June 2024)
- Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School (Wakefield; Voluntary aided school; ages 4-11)
- Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (Wakefield; Voluntary aided school; ages 2-11)
- Walton Primary Academy (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 3-11)
- West Bretton Junior and Infant School (Wakefield; Community school; ages 3-11; report card 25 November 2025)
- West End Academy (Pontefract; Academy sponsor led; ages 3-11)
- Willow Green Academy (Knottingley; Academy sponsor led; ages 3-11)
- Wrenthorpe Academy (Wakefield; Academy converter; ages 4-11)
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.