Primary school

Newlands Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Wakefield
  • WF6 1BB
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Feb 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,085 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 94%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 64%64%2016/17: top 97%2017/18: top 98%2018/19: top 93%2022/23: top 89%2023/24: top 99%2024/25: top 94%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM38% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%1/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
Higher standard, RWM0% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%1/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
Reading score101 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1051/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
Maths score101 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.51/10 Well below Yorkshire and The Humber
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 48% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 30% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 31% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 43% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 41% · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 20% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 38% · 39 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%48%20%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 11% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 7% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 0% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 4% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 0% · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 0% · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 0% · 39 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%11%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 99 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 100 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 100 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 101 · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 98 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 101 · 39 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 10510298No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 98 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 99 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 102 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 101 · 44 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 98 · 30 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 101 · 39 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.510298No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
28 of 28 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2828
2nd70
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationRequires improvement
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionRequires improvement
  • Leadership and managementRequires improvement
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2011Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Requires improvement
  5. 2019Good
  6. 2025Lowest Requires improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026270
Free school meals (past 6 years)49.6%
First language not English17.8%
SEN support18.2%
EHC plan13.8%
Absence (sessions missed)7.0%
Persistently absent pupils23.6%

Girls 44.8%Boys 55.2%

85.7% full · 315 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 34 responses (11.4% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school88.2% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school97.1% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved85.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 73.5% not applicable66.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year91.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 35.3% not applicable77.3% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?35.3% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 35.3% who said Yes above75% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child67.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school91.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing85.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school88.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school79.4% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development70.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent82.3% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.8
Pupils per adult10.0
  • Classroom teachers 10.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 12.7
  • Other support 7.5

Teachers 12.6 FTE · Whole workforce 32.8 · 44 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£9,015
Spend per pupil£8,990
Staff spend per pupil£6,997
Reserve per pupil£455
  • +£119,067revenue reserve
  • +£6,570in-year balance

Grants £8,448 · self-generated £567 · premises £743 per pupil