The Vale Primary Academy
Academy converter · Primary
Knottingley · WF11 8JF · Wakefield
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.8 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 138401
Willow Green Academy
Academy sponsor led · Knottingley · WF11 8PT
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
228
Local authority
Wakefield
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- 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 sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Knottingley, Wakefield, 228 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 30.2%.
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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 138401
Location
- Address
- Hampden Close
- Postcode
- WF11 8PT
- Town
- Knottingley
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- District
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
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
- 228
- Boys / girls
- 129 / 99
- School capacity
- 262
- Capacity fill
- 228 / 262 (87%)
- Free school meals
- 30.2%
- FSM pupils
- 61
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- Delta Academies Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Martin Rollin
- Telephone
- 01977722487