Primary · WF6 · Wakefield

Newlands Primary School

Wakefield Road, Normanton, WF6 1BB

Area judgements

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedArea judgements
Attendance93.9%
Attainment38% met expected standard (KS2)
AdmissionsAbout average
Pupils270

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Area judgements

New inspection format: no single overall grade.

Latest visit (Mar 2025): no overall grade — quality of education, leadership and management and early years require improvement; behaviour and attitudes and personal development good. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in WF6. Where we have them, council (Wakefield) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
270
Free school meals
49%
29.1% above district average (19.9%)

Also: Wakefield 24.2% · England 24.7%

SEN
32%
15.1% above district average (16.9%)

Also: Wakefield 18.9% · England 18.2%

EAL
17.8%
4.8% above district average (13%)
Attendance
93.9%
1.8% below district average (95.7%)

Also: Wakefield 94.8% · England 94.8%

Persistent absence
18.5%
Attainment
38% met expected standard (KS2)

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the WF6 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2193%
  • 2021/2291.4%
  • 2022/2391.1%
  • 2023/2491.5%
  • 2024/2592.8%

KS2 attainment

Share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (all pupils).

  • 2022/2341%
  • 2023/2420%
  • 2024/2538%

Admissions

Demand signal
About average
Published capacity (GIAS)
315
Pupils on roll
270

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Wakefield page.

SEN support

SEN %
32%
On-site provision
Resourced provision · OTH, ASD, SLD
Need types
OTHASDSLD

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
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