Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane, Pontefract

In its own words: "Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane is based in the picturesque village of Ackworth, in the metropolitan borough Wakefield in West Yorkshire. We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child."

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Wakefield and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (85% in reading, 88% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane as their first choice and 67 named it as one of their preferences, for 33 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane are Ackworth Mill Dam School (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 72% maths); Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School (1 mile, Good, 93% reading, 97% maths); Fitzwilliam Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 71% reading, 57% maths); and King's Meadow Academy (1.5 miles, Requires improvement, 59% reading, 45% maths).

Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane is one of 40 schools run by Outwood Grange 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.

10% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 22 pupils (6.9%) received SEN support and 6 (1.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Fitzwilliam Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Rhyddings Drive, 210 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 37 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, other theft and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wakefield (130).

In 2024/25, Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane issued 13 suspensions, 4.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.