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School admissions in Wakefield

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Reception places, September 2026

51 schools. 13 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Jerry Clay AcademyWakefield2.1527not published
West Bretton Junior and Infant SchoolWakefield1.5014not published
Sandal Magna Community AcademyWakefield1.4730not published
Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery AcademyWakefield1.3330not published
Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant SchoolWakefield1.3044not published
Outwood Primary Academy GreenhillWakefield1.2829not published
Westerton Primary AcademyWakefield1.22591.113 miles 2026
Flockton CofE (C) First SchoolWakefield1.1315not published
Horbury Primary AcademyWakefield1.1060not published
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolWakefield1.1030not published
Outwood Primary Academy KirkhamgateWakefield1.0728not published
Shay Lane Primary (J and I) SchoolWakefield1.0730not published
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) SchoolWakefield1.0445not published
Blackgates Primary AcademyWakefield1.00220.952 miles 2025
Carlton Primary SchoolWakefield1.00401.639 miles 2022
Outwood Primary Academy Newstead GreenWakefield1.0019not published
Robin Hood Primary SchoolWakefield1.00410.875 miles 2018
Sharlston Community SchoolWakefield1.0029not published
St Ignatius Catholic Primary SchoolWakefield1.009not published
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant SchoolWakefield1.0029not published
Walton Primary AcademyWakefield1.0045not published
St Michael's CofE AcademyWakefield0.9857not published
Crofton Infant SchoolWakefield0.9847not published
Ossett South Parade PrimaryWakefield0.9847not published
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary SchoolWakefield0.9846not published
Wakefield Lawefield Primary SchoolWakefield0.9845not published
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant SchoolWakefield0.9844not published
Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrsWakefield0.9729not published
Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery SchoolWakefield0.9625not published
Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant SchoolWakefield0.9625not published
Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant SchoolWakefield0.9624not published
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyWakefield0.9624not published
Rooks Nest AcademyWakefield0.9543not published
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse GateWakefield0.9539not published
Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary SchoolWakefield0.9226not published
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery SchoolWakefield0.9224not published
Outwood Primary Academy Ledger LaneWakefield0.9259not published
Thorpe Primary SchoolWakefield0.90211.217 miles 2025
St Austin's Catholic Primary SchoolWakefield0.9040not published
Hendal Primary SchoolWakefield0.8937not published
Crigglestone St James CofE Primary AcademyWakefield0.8945not published
Middlestown Primary AcademyWakefield0.8825not published
East Ardsley Primary AcademyWakefield0.87540.716 miles 2016
Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant AcademyWakefield0.8715not published
Newton Hill Community SchoolWakefield0.8644not published
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication ResourceWakefield0.8629not published
Outwood Primary Academy Park HillWakefield0.8555not published
Hill Top Primary AcademyWakefield0.83301.215 miles 2025
Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolWakefield0.8234not published
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary SchoolWakefield0.8168not published
Wrenthorpe AcademyWakefield0.7142not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

9 schools. 4 received more first preferences than they had places.

SchoolFirst preferences per placePlacesCutoff distance
Trinity Academy CathedralWakefield1.59196not published
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary AcademyWakefield1.47137not published
Rodillian AcademyWakefield1.212921.793 miles 2026
Horbury AcademyWakefield1.18198not published
Crofton AcademyWakefield1.00202not published
Outwood Grange AcademyWakefield0.82354not published
Kettlethorpe High SchoolWakefield0.78287not published
Woodkirk AcademyWakefield0.782941.996 miles 2017
Outwood Academy City FieldsWakefield0.77171not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.