England Lane Academy, Knottingley
England Lane Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Knottingley, part of Delta Academies Trust. It was rated Outstanding at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 6 schools in Knottingley with published results, and 2,234th of 14,452 across England. It was 93% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Outstanding (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wakefield (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
England Lane Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at England Lane Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Wakefield and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 95% in reading and 100% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at England Lane Academy
For September 2026 entry, 21 families put England Lane Academy as their first choice and 54 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to England Lane Academy are St Botolphs CE Academy (0.4 miles, Requires improvement, 73% reading, 78% maths); Simpson's Lane Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 84% maths); The Vale Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 80% maths); and Willow Green Academy (1.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 77% maths).
England Lane Academy's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
St Botolphs CE AcademySimpson's Lane AcademyThe Vale Primary AcademyWillow Green Academy
The trust
England Lane Academy is one of 64 schools run by Delta Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
34.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 9.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Knottingley Rail Station, about 1000 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is England Lane England Ln School, 90 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood England Lane Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, England Lane Academy issued 3 suspensions, 1.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils at England Lane Academy thrive in a caring and welcoming environment. Leaders and staff share the same high aspirations for all pupils. Relationships between staff and pupils are strong. Pupils know adults in the school will keep them safe. Pupils enjoy coming to school. Leaders provide extensive support to ensure all pupils attend school regularly and on time.
Pupils benefit from a broad and ambitious curriculum. The school, supported by leaders from the trust, has reviewed and improved all subject areas. Pupils experience extremely well-designed and sequenced lessons. They are engaged in their learning and talk with enthusiasm about what they have learned. As a result, pupils make excellent progress from their starting points.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Reading is a key feature and priority of this school. At every turn, an exciting selection of books entices pupils to develop a love of reading. The school has given extensive thought to how reading is embedded within every area of the curriculum. In Nursery, children listen regularly to a wide variety of nursery rhymes, songs and stories. Many children join the school with delayed language development. Adults skilfully help to prepare children to be ready to begin more formal phonics learning in Reception. Leaders provide staff with the training and guidance they need to become early reading experts. As a result, most pupils become fluent readers by the end of key stage 1.
Outcomes in reading at the end of Year 6 in 2023 were below national expectations. The trust supported the school to take swift and effective action to bring about improvement. This included strengthening pupils' emotional resilience to better equip them for assessment activities. In addition, trust leaders further strengthened subject leadership. As a result, current levels of progress and attainment are extremely positive.
From Ofsted's July 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Outstanding at its July 2024 inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
34.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 95% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 100% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 95% to 85% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.0
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
27.5
KS2
9
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with England Lane Academy
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to England Lane Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. England Lane Academy is in Wakefield; for families living there:
- Wakefield's school travel policy: Home To School Transport Policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Wakefield is 13 (the median across 157 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
196 pupils
210 places
14 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Knottingley
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Knottingley
Across Wakefield council
Places available
4,391
Applications
3,654
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Wakefield council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
40
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
20.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
225
Total Pupils
111
Boys
114
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
22.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,317
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,074
Per pupil
£1393k
Total funding
£142k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.9%
Overall absence
15.6%
Persistent absence
179
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
England Lane Academy
Questions parents ask about England Lane Academy
What are SATs results like at England Lane Academy?
Of the pupils at England Lane Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 88% reached the expected standard in reading and 88% did so in maths.
What is England Lane Academy's Ofsted rating?
England Lane Academy was rated Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2019 it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for England Lane Academy?
No fixed boundary. When England Lane Academy is oversubscribed, Wakefield allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at England Lane Academy?
England Lane Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at England Lane Academy?
Classes at England Lane Academy average 25 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to England Lane Academy?
England Lane Academy has around 225 pupils on roll. 34% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at England Lane Academy?
5.9% of sessions were missed at England Lane Academy in 2024/25. 15.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to England Lane Academy?
Apply through Wakefield's coordinated admissions process, naming England Lane Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near England Lane Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Wakefield is 13 (the median across 157 schools, same distance and years).
Where is England Lane Academy?
England Lane Academy is at England Lane, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 0JA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)