Primary school

Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Wakefield
  • WF2 0RS
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Oct 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,523 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 11%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 49%49%2016/17: top 30%2017/18: top 11%2018/19: top 50%2022/23: top 16%2023/24: top 8%8% · 2023/242024/25: top 11%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM81% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM30% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · Yorkshire and The Humber 105Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5Small cohort: 27 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 55% · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 71% · 24 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 84% · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 67% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 76% · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 83% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 81% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%84%55%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 10% · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 33% · 24 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 28% · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 19% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 20% · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 7% · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 30% · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%33%7%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 106 · 24 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 107 · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 104 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 105 · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 106 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 105 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105107103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 20 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 108 · 24 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 108 · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 105 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 106 · 25 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 104 · 29 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 107 · 27 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5108104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in80.0%
24 of 30 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 80.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3024
2nd154
3rd300

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2024

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationOutstanding
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Early years provisionOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2011Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2014Outstanding
  5. 2024All areas Outstanding

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026229
Free school meals (past 6 years)10.6%
First language not English5.2%
SEN support6.5%
EHC plan1.3%
Absence (sessions missed)3.5%
Persistently absent pupils7.1%

Girls 54.8%Boys 45.2%

96.2% full · 238 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 66 responses (28.7% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school86.4% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school92.4% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved83.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 71.2% not applicable63.2% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year89.4% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 24.2% not applicable74% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?16.7% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 16.7% who said Yes above100% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child95.5% agree
  • My child does well at this school87.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing75.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school98.5% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school97% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development80.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent81.8% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.3
Pupils per adult10.9
  • Classroom teachers 9.2
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 7.6
  • Other support 3.4

Teachers 12.2 FTE · Whole workforce 23.2 · 38 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,066
Spend per pupil£5,704
Staff spend per pupil£4,310
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£82,000in-year balance

Grants £5,726 · self-generated £341 · premises £354 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST (40 academies) · trust reserve £43,657,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it