Wakefield Lawefield Primary School, Wakefield

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are proud of our thoughtful, well-rounded children and are committed to a holistic approach to learning where children are inspired to achieve their potential. We have recently developed our curriculum to ensure it is relevant to the needs of our children."

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils at Wakefield Lawefield Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 75% in Wakefield and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 67% in reading and 73% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 44 families put Wakefield Lawefield Primary School as their first choice and 77 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 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 Wakefield Lawefield Primary School are Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School (0.7 miles, Requires improvement, 69% reading, 80% maths); St Michael's CofE Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 77% reading, 80% maths); Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource (0.8 miles, Good, 85% reading, 76% maths); and The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School (0.8 miles, Good, 79% reading, 71% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Wakefield Lawefield Primary School.

62.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (41%), Black (19%) and White British (14%).

The nearest railway station is Wakefield Westgate Rail Station, about 550 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Westgate End (on), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Wakefield Lawefield Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 4th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 628 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.

In 2024/25, Wakefield Lawefield Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Wakefield Lawefield Primary School are Trinity Academy Cathedral (0.7 miles); Outwood Academy City Fields (1.5 miles); and St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy (1.6 miles).