Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate, Wakefield

In its own words: "Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate is based in the cathedral city of Wakefield and we are proud to be rated Outstanding by Ofsted. We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child."

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

In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate reached the expected standard in reading and 97% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Wakefield and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 77% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate as their first choice and 109 named it as one of their preferences, for 39 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate are Rooks Nest Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 85% reading, 91% maths); Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 94% reading, 91% maths); Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane (0.7 miles, Outstanding, 74% reading, 87% maths); and Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy (1 mile, 87% reading, 87% maths).

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

Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate 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.

6.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (80%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 31 pupils (7.1%) received SEN support and 8 (1.8%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Outwood Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lofthouse Gate Academy (opposite), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 81 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wakefield (130).

Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate are Rodillian Academy (1 mile) and Outwood Grange Academy (1.1 miles).