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Schools in Wakefield

164 schools from official GIAS records — including 107 primary and 21 secondary.

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School data currently covers England using official GIAS records. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland may be added when official datasets are integrated.

About schools in Wakefield

Wakefield has 164 schools listed in the Department for Education's Get Information about Schools (GIAS) register. By phase, that is 107 primary (79%), 19 secondary (14%) and 5 nursery (4%). Wakefield spans 3 local authorities, most schools sitting in Wakefield (140). The most common types are community school (69), academy converter (28) and voluntary controlled school (10). This includes 40 academies, 14 independent schools and 13 special schools.

How many schools are there in Wakefield?

GIAS lists 164 schools in Wakefield, England.

What types of schools are in Wakefield?

The biggest groups by phase are primary (107), secondary (19) and nursery (5).

Which local authority covers Wakefield?

Wakefield spans Wakefield, Leeds and Kirklees; check each school's page for its own authority.

Where does this Wakefield data come from?

School records come from GIAS; inspection outcomes from Ofsted and results from DfE performance tables, where available for each school.

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More about schools in Wakefield

Breakdowns from GIAS establishment records for this town. Use these to spot the mix of phases, ages and types — then open individual school profiles for Ofsted and performance.

Gender mix

  • Mixed158
  • Boys3
  • Girls1

Age ranges

  • 3–1161
  • 4–1114
  • 11–1611
  • 7–1110
  • 3–79
  • 11–188
  • 2–117
  • 5–75

Local authorities

  • Wakefield140
  • Leeds21
  • Kirklees3

School types

  • Community school69
  • Academy converter28
  • Voluntary controlled school10
  • Academy sponsor led10
  • Other independent school9
  • Voluntary aided school8
  • Community special school7
  • Other independent special school5
  • Local authority nursery school5
  • Pupil referral unit3
Special
13
Independent
14
Academies
40

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