“schools in Wakefield”

Warmfield View, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4SF · Part of Outwood Grange Academies Trust

Information about this school

 Wakefield City Academy became an academy on the 1 January 2011. When its predecessor school, Wakefield City High School was last inspected by Ofsted, it was judged to be an outstanding school.  Wakefield City Academy is a smaller than the average size 11 to 16 (secondary) school.  The proportion of students supported at school action is much higher than the national average. The proportion of students supported with a statement of special educational needs or at school action plus is considerably higher than the national average.  The proportion of students who speak English as an additional language is far higher than the national average.  The proportion of students supported by the pupil premium (extra funding provided by the government for students who are known to be eligible for free school meals, looked after by the local authority or are children of service families) is much higher than the national average.

Flanshaw, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 0AS

Text from letter to pupils explaining the findings of the inspection

Inspection of Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School, Wakefield, WF2 0AS Thank you very much for the very friendly greeting you gave the inspectors when we visited your school recently. Lots of you smiled and chatted to us which made us feel comfortable and welcome. We thoroughly enjoyed finding out about the work you do, and special thanks go to those who talked with us about the school. Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant is a satisfactory school and better than it was a year ago when it was last inspected. I could see from your work and from the records the school is keeping on your achievements that your progress is speeding up and this is very encouraging. There is still some way to go to make up lost ground but I feel confident that the school will continue to improve in the future. I noticed that you often do better in English than in mathematics and this is something I have asked the school to look into. You can play your part by learning as

Nostell, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1QG

School details

Name of school Wakefield Independent School DCSF number 384/6116 Unique reference number 108307 Type of school Day school Status Independent Date school opened September 1980 Age range of pupils 3–16 Gender of pupils Mixed Number on roll (full-time pupils) Boys: 93 Girls: 93 Total: 186 Number on roll (part-time pupils) Boys: 5 Girls: 5 Total: 10 Number of pupils with a statement of special educational need Boys: 0 Girls: 1 Total: 1 Annual fees £4,452 - £6,183 Address of school Nostell Centre Doncaster Road Nostell Wakefield West Yorkshire WF4 1QG Telephone number 01924865757 Fax number 01924865757 Email address headatwis@fsmail.net Headteacher Mrs K Caryl Proprietor Wakefield Independent School Ltd Reporting inspector Amraz Ali HMI Dates of inspection 29–30 April 2009

Broadway, Wakefield, WF2 8AA

Inspection of Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School, Wakefield, WF2 8AA

Thank you for your warm and friendly welcome when we inspected your school recently. We enjoyed meeting you and listening to your views. You told us that you enjoy school, feel safe and that the adults take good care of you. Your parents confirmed this. You also said that you learn a lot in lessons and that your teachers explain how to improve your work. You and your parents think that people in charge of your school do a good job. We confirmed all of these views when we were in school. As a result we judge that Wakefield Snapethorpe is a good school. You learn well in lessons, make good progress and reach broadly average standards in English and mathematics by the time you leave at the end of Year 6. You behave well and come to school regularly. Part of our job is to see what your school could do better. We have asked the adults to make sure you reach higher standards, particularly in writing. You can help with

Field Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7RU

Text from letter to pupils explaining the findings of the inspection

Wakefield Methodist VC Junior and Infant School, Wakefield, WF2 7RU. Thank you for welcoming me to your school. I really enjoyed the chance to talk with you about your work and to listen to what you think about your school. I have decided that Wakefield Methodist is a good school. I also found out that you, along with the teachers, governors and most of your parents are all proud of the school and are working hard to see it become even better. What I liked most about your school • The good progress you make during your time in school and the standards of work you produce. • The good leadership provided by the headteacher and his team. • The good teachers and classroom assistants and the way they help you to do well. • Your good behaviour and polite manners around school. • The way that you feel safe around school and enjoy being there. • The way that all the adults guide and care for you and want to see that you come to no harm.

Lawefield Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8ST

Inspection of a good school: Wakefield Lawefield Primary School Lawefield Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF2 8ST

Eastmoor Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 3SQ

Inspection of a good school: Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School Eastmoor Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 3SQ

Eastmoor, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4LU

Inspection of Wakefield Greenhill Primary School, Wakefield, WF1 4LU

your school leaders to make sure that all of you attend well. Although lots of you have good attendance, at the moment too many of you lose time in school, particularly when your parents take you on long holidays. We have also asked the school governors to spend more time looking at how well you are learning so they can help the teachers to keep on improving. You can help by continuing to try your hardest in all that you do.

Nostell, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1QG

Evaluation of the school

Wakefield Independent School successfully meets its aims. It provides a good quality of education for its pupils. As a result of the strong nurturing environment, the good curriculum and effective teaching, pupils make good progress overall from their individual starting points. The provision for pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is outstanding as is pupils’ behaviour. The school now meets more of the regulations for independent schools than at the time of the previous inspection but there remain areas of non compliance.

Charles Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4PE

Inspection of a good school: Wakefield St Marys CE (VA) Primary School Charles Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 4PE

Nostell, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1QG

Information about the school

Wakefield Independent School is a non-selective, Church of England, co-educational school providing Early Years Foundation Stage, primary and secondary education for pupils aged 3-16. The school’s stated aim is to bring out the very best in pupils and provide a sound education based on a well-balanced curriculum. The school sees the importance of a nurturing ethos to foster pupils’ emotional wellbeing as essential to the development of well-rounded individuals.

Warmfield View, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4SF · Part of Outwood Grange Academies Trust

Existing academy: Wakefield City Academy URN: 136394 Predecessor school: Wakefield City High School - A Specialist Maths and Computing College URN: 108272

255A Barnsley Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5NU · Part of Federation of Crigglestone and The Castle Nursery Schools

255 Barnsley Road School address Nursery Type of school Wakefield Community School category West Yorkshire WF1 5NU 3 to 5 Age range of pupils 01924 303 213 Telephone number Mixed Gender of pupils 01924 303 211 Fax number 76 Number on roll Ann Anderson Chair of governors The governing body Appropriate authority Kathy Stevens Headteacher 15 January 2001 Date of previous inspection

Nostell, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1QG

Information about the school

Wakefield Independent School is a non-selective, Church of England, coeducational day school providing education for boys and girls aged from three to 16 years. There are currently 165 pupils on roll with 155 attending full-time and 10 part-time. There are 22 pupils in the Early Years Foundation Stage of whom 16 are in receipt of government nursery funding. There are no pupils with a statement of special educational needs. The vast majority of pupils are of White British heritage. The school’s stated aim is ‘to give pupils opportunities to use their unique talents to achieve success, to find learning enjoyable, stimulating and well-ordered with the opportunity for self-expression’. It aims to bring out the very best in pupils and provide a sound education based on a well-balanced curriculum. The school sees the importance of a nurturing ethos to foster pupils’ emotional well-being as essential to the development of well-rounded individuals.

Nostell, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1QG

Information about this school

 Wakefield Independent School is a non-selective independent day school for a maximum of 222 boys and girls aged from three to 16 years. There are currently 187 pupils on role of which currently one has a statement of special educational needs.  There are two proprietors, who are also referred to as governors.  The school was last inspected in September 2012 when it was judged to be good.  The school does not use or provide any forms of alternative education for pupils.  Many pupils enter the school at times other than is normally expected, with the majority entering in classes for older pupils.  As per the school’s website, the ethos of the school is: ‘To treat children with respect and, through example, to instil the highest moral values and attitudes towards others. To provide a sound educational programme based on a well-balanced curriculum, applying equal opportunities to all pupils through

Nostell, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1QG

Information about this school

 Wakefield Independent School is a non-selective independent day school for pupils from the ages of two to 17 years. There are currently no pupils accessing 16 to 19 or two-year- old provision.  There are two proprietors, also known as governors.  The school was last inspected in April 2016.  The school does not use or provide any alternative education for pupils.  The school is situated on the Nostell Estate and is formed of three buildings. The Rectory is home for Nursery pupils to Year 4, Wragby for Years 5 and 6 and the main building for Years 7 to 11. The buildings are of historic interest, with both the Rectory and Wragby buildings listed by English Heritage.

Nostell, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1QG

Evaluation of the school

Wakefield Independent School achieves its aims successfully and provides a good quality of education for pupils across the whole age-range, including those in the Early Years Foundation Stage. The good curriculum and good quality of teaching and assessment ensure that pupils of all ages make good progress in their learning. Pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development and their behaviour are outstanding. Arrangements for the welfare, health and safety of pupils, including safeguarding are outstanding. The school has addressed all the issues identified at the last inspection, including the use of information and communication technology (ICT) and in respect of the provision for children in the Early Years Foundation Stage. All the regulations are now met.

Nostell, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1QG

What is it like to attend this school?

Wakefield Independent School is a school spread across three different buildings: The Rectory for the youngest pupils, Wragby for the juniors and the Nostell Centre for secondary pupils. All pupils, across all parts of the school, say that they are proud to attend here. They develop a sense of belonging. They say it feels like being part of one big, happy family and the inspectors had a real sense of this.

Nostell, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1QG

Information about this school

 Wakefield Independent School is a non-selective independent day school for pupils from the ages of three to 17 years. There are currently no pupils accessing two-year-old or 16 to 19 provision.  There are three proprietors, also known as governors.  The school operates from three different buildings, all within a close proximity of each other on the Nostell Estate. The Rectory building is where the Nursery children to Year 3 pupils are taught. The Wragby building is where pupils from Year 4 to Year 6 are taught and The Nostell Centre where pupils from Year 7 to Year 11 are taught.  The school operates a breakfast club for all ages.  The school does not use any alternative providers.

Agbrigg, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5NF · Part of Enhance Academy Trust

Information about this school

 The school is an average-sized primary school.  The school became a sponsored academy in May 2013 and is part of the Wakefield Diocesan Academies Trust. This is a Trust, based in Wakefield, serving parts of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees, North Yorkshire and Wakefield. When its predessesor school, Wakefield Sandal Magna Junior and Infants School, was last inspected by Ofsted it was judged to be good overall.  There have been significant recent changes in staffing. Six of the 13 teachers were not employed at the school at the time it became a sponsored academy. The current headteacher was appointed in January 2013 as part of the process of becoming an academy and the deputy headteacher was appointed in January 2014.  Significant proportions of pupils enter and leave the school at different stages in their primary education.  The proportion of pupils from minority ethnic communities is far higher than average, as is the proportion