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Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate

Academy converter · Wakefield · WF3 3HU

Ages 3–11 · 438 pupils · Wakefield

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

75%

Overall absence

4.0%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-04-19

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
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)75%
Higher standard (RWM)28%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.6%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
2.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
368

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

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

51

Places offered

53

1st-preference offers

51

Total preferences (any rank)
111
Preferred offers (top 3)
52
Applications from outside LA
3
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 fill94%

438 pupils · 464 places

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 type
Academy converter

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
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy trust
OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
Sponsor
Outwood Grange Academies Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Emma Cadman

Location

Address
Canal Lane, Lofthouse Gate
Postcode
WF3 3HU
Town
Wakefield
County
West Yorkshire
Local authority
Wakefield
District
Wakefield
Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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%.

Open schools in Wakefield
79
Primary schools in Wakefield
53
Academies among open schools in Wakefield
47% (37)
Open schools in WF3
13
Primary in WF3
10
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 WakefieldNear WF3

  • Rooks Nest Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wakefield · WF1 3DX · Wakefield

    Ages 2–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM13.5%
    • Demand0.92

    0.6 miles away

  • Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wakefield · WF1 2PH · Wakefield

    Ages 3–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM11.4%
    • Demand0.87

    0.7 miles away

  • Newton Hill Community School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wakefield · WF1 2HR · Wakefield

    Ages 3–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM8.1%
    • Demand0.88

    1.3 miles away

  • Robin Hood Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wakefield · WF3 3BG · Leeds

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM8.7%
    • Demand0.98

    1.6 miles away

  • Carlton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Wakefield · WF3 3RE · Leeds

    Ages 3–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM12.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

  • Wrenthorpe Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wakefield · WF2 0LW · Wakefield

    Ages 4–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM8.9%
    • Demand0.98

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Emma Cadman
Telephone
01924821160
Website
www.lofthousegate.outwood.com/

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