Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School, Wakefield
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Wakefield. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 30th-highest of the 51 schools in Wakefield with published results, and 8,618th of 14,452 across England. It was full in 2025, at 101% of capacity.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Wakefield (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School in detail
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "By building their confidence, feeding self-worth and lighting their ambition they will be well placed to take advantage of opportunities to become creative and effective learners, prepared for the world of work, active and enterprising citizens, secure in self-knowledge and ready for the changing world we live in."
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £3.75 per day.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Wakefield and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 66% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School
For September 2026 entry, 43 families put Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School as their first choice and 104 named it as one of their preferences, for 44 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School are St Michael's CofE Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 77% reading, 80% maths); Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs (0.5 miles, Good, 78% reading, 81% maths); English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 76% reading, 72% maths); and Wakefield Lawefield Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 61% reading, 64% maths).
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
St Michael's CofE AcademyAlverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrsEnglish Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyWakefield Lawefield Primary School
Who goes there
36.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (44%), Asian (23%) and Black (12%).
In 2026, 51 pupils (13.2%) received SEN support and 27 (7%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wakefield Westgate Rail Station, about 1150 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Flanshaw School (at), 60 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 417 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wakefield (130), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School issued 11 suspensions, 2.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School are Trinity Academy Cathedral (1.2 miles) and Outwood Grange Academy (1.6 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; 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 Insights
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Wakefield Flanshaw excels in creating a happy, safe environment where pupils thrive socially and emotionally. The early years provision is particularly strong, with skilled teachers using questioning and outdoor learning to inspire young children. The school enriches pupils' lives through a wide range of activities including clubs, music lessons, and residential trips, while providing excellent support for children with additional needs.
Key Strengths
- Early years provision is high-quality with excellent phonics teaching and skilled adult support
- Pupils' behaviour and attitudes are good - classrooms are calm, orderly, and relationships are respectful
- Strong personal development programme with trips, clubs (kickboxing, sewing), music lessons, and a residential visit
- Effective support for pupils with SEND enabling them to access the same curriculum as peers
- Clear safeguarding processes in place with strong pastoral support for families
Areas for Improvement
- Writing skills and letter formation are weak - many pupils below national average in writing
- Curriculum in history and geography lacks clearly sequenced key knowledge that pupils should learn
- Assessment not used effectively to check pupil understanding and address learning gaps
- Leadership priorities focus too much on short-term interventions rather than sustainable whole-school improvements
- Some pupils cannot read longer texts fluently despite phonics work
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with clear processes in place and strong pastoral support for pupils and families.
Extracurricular Activities
Kickboxing clubs, sewing clubs, music instrument lessons, local trips, residential visit
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School requires improvement overall. Pupils are happy and safe with good behaviour, but academic achievement in some subjects needs to improve, particularly in writing and wider curriculum areas.
At a Glance
27.4%
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 remained stable at around 69% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 76% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 56% to 61% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
23.2
Avg class size
24.8
Infant (KS1)
24.4
KS2
16
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School 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
- 24
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 19 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
3 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
101%
Over capacity
351 pupils
347 places
4 pupils over capacity in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Wakefield
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Wakefield
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(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
51
SEN Support
27
EHC Plans
20.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
387
Total Pupils
202
Boys
185
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
21
Teachers
18.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,533
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,823
Per pupil
£2270k
Total funding
£176k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.5%
Overall absence
14.5%
Persistent absence
304
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
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School
Questions parents ask about Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School
What are SATs results like at Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School?
Of the pupils at Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 69% reached the expected standard in reading and 80% did so in maths.
What is Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School was rated Requires Improvement at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2015 it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School?
No fixed boundary. When Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School is oversubscribed, Wakefield allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School?
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School was full in 2025, at 101% of its capacity, so places are allocated on the oversubscription criteria.
How big are the classes at Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School?
Classes at Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School average 23.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School?
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School has around 387 pupils on roll. 27% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School?
5.5% of sessions were missed at Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School in 2024/25. 14.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School?
Apply through Wakefield's coordinated admissions process, naming Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School 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 Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 24 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 19 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 3 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 Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School?
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School is at Flanshaw Road, Flanshaw, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 0AS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)