Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill, Wakefield

In its own words: "Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill is a primary academy based in the cathedral city of Wakefield. We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place children at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Wakefield and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 74% in reading and 81% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill as their first choice and 107 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill are St Austin's Catholic Primary School (0.2 miles, Good, 73% reading, 60% maths); Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School (0.2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 65% maths); Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill (0.3 miles, Good, 68% reading, 71% maths); and Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 67% reading, 60% maths).

Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill 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.

13 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill (as of September 2025): 69% would recommend the school, 77% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (85%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).

16.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 66.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (53%), White British (14%) and Black (10%).

In 2026, 15 pupils (6%) received SEN support and 10 (4%) 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.

Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Wakefield Kirkgate Rail Station, about 810 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

23 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grantley Way, 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill issued 19 suspensions, 7.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill are Outwood Academy City Fields (0.5 miles); Trinity Academy Cathedral (1.6 miles); and St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy (1.7 miles).