Primary school

Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Wakefield
  • WF7 7JH
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2022 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,167 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 8%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 43%43%2016/17: top 90%2017/18: top 49%2018/19: top 24%2022/23: top 6%6% · 2022/232023/24: top 7%2024/25: top 8%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The HumberArrows: Yorkshire and The Humber rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM83% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%10/10 Top 10%+14.4 pts
Higher standard, RWM20% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%10/10 Top 10%+5.3 pts
Reading score108 · Yorkshire and The Humber 1059/10 Top 20%+21.6 pts
Maths score108 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.59/10 Top 20%+11.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 58% · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 40% · 35 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 67% · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 77% · 39 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 84% · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 83% · 40 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 83% · 41 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%84%40%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 4% · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 11% · 35 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 17% · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 18% · 39 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 14% · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 23% · 40 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 20% · 41 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%23%4%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 102 · 35 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 106 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 105 · 39 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 106 · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 107 · 40 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 108 · 41 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 103 · 35 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 104 · 36 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 107 · 39 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 108 · 43 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 107 · 40 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 108 · 41 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5108101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
33 of 33 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3333
2nd170
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2014Goodas predecessor
  5. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026320
Free school meals (past 6 years)11.1%
First language not English3.5%
SEN support8.3%
EHC plan1.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.6%
Persistently absent pupils9.2%

Girls 46.7%Boys 53.3%

101.6% full · 315 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.7
Pupils per adult12.1
  • Classroom teachers 12.2
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.5
  • Other support 3.7

Teachers 14.2 FTE · Whole workforce 28.4 · 48 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,023
Spend per pupil£6,477
Staff spend per pupil£5,176
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • −£139,000in-year balance

Grants £5,722 · self-generated £301 · premises £346 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