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Newlands Primary School

Community school · Normanton · WF6 1BB

Ages 3–11 · 270 pupils · Wakefield

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

20%

Overall absence

8.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-02-11

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)20%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
98.0
Avg scaled score — maths
98.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)31.3%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
6.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
259

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

26

Places offered

26

1st-preference offers

26

Total preferences (any rank)
45
Preferred offers (top 3)
26
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill86%

270 pupils · 315 places

Pupils on roll
270
Boys / girls
147 / 123
School capacity
315
Capacity fill
270 / 315 (86%)
Free school meals
49%
FSM pupils
124
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Michelle Hawke

Location

Address
Wakefield Road
Postcode
WF6 1BB
Town
Normanton
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Wakefield
District
Wakefield
Constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
14 on roll / 16 capacity

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Normanton, Wakefield, 270 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 49%. SEN provision includes: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty.

Open schools in Normanton
9
Primary schools in Normanton
8
Academies among open schools in Normanton
67% (6)
Open schools in WF6
9
Primary in WF6
8
Open schools in Wakefield LA
158
Primary in Wakefield LA
113

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in NormantonNear WF6

  • Normanton Junior Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Normanton · WF6 1EY · Wakefield

    Ages 7–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM28.6%

    0.4 miles away

  • Altofts Junior Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Normanton · WF6 2NF · Wakefield

    Ages 7–11

    0.8 miles away

  • Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Normanton · WF6 2LN · Wakefield

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM10.4%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Martin Frobisher Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Normanton · WF6 2NU · Wakefield

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM10.4%
    • Demand0.98

    1.2 miles away

  • Normanton Common Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Normanton · WF6 1QU · Wakefield

    Ages 3–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM21.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Michelle Hawke
Telephone
01924302585
Website
http://www.newlands.wakefield.sch.uk

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