Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green, Wakefield

In its own words: "Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green is a primary academy based in the village of Havercroft, 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."

The school runs a breakfast club.

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 6 May 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green reached the expected standard in reading and 75% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Wakefield and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 77% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green as their first choice and 32 named it as one of their preferences, for 19 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 Newstead Green are Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School (0.3 miles, Good, 80% reading, 73% maths); South Hiendley Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 77% reading, 73% maths); King's Meadow Academy (1.8 miles, Requires improvement, 59% reading, 45% maths); and Fitzwilliam Primary School (2 miles, Good, 71% reading, 57% maths).

Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green 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.

40.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 5.4% 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 Black (5%).

In 2026, 35 pupils (15.8%) received SEN support and 16 (7.2%) 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 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Havercroft Academy (at), 40 metres away.

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

In August 2026, police recorded 22 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Wakefield (130).

In 2024/25, Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green issued 16 suspensions, 7.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.