Rooks Nest Academy
Academy converter · Primary
Wakefield · WF1 3DX · Wakefield
Ages 2–11
Status: Open
0.6 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 140085
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate
Academy converter · Wakefield · WF3 3HU
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
438
Local authority
Wakefield
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Wakefield, Wakefield, 438 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 6.5%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 140085
Location
- Address
- Canal Lane, Lofthouse Gate
- Postcode
- WF3 3HU
- Town
- Wakefield
- County
- West Yorkshire
- Local authority
- Wakefield
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 438
- Boys / girls
- 213 / 225
- School capacity
- 464
- Capacity fill
- 438 / 464 (94%)
- Free school meals
- 6.5%
- FSM pupils
- 27
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Governance
- Academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
Contact
- Telephone
- 01924821160