Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Wakefield (Wakefield).
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Nearby schools
nearest first14 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy, 0.4 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Secondary | 762 | Good, 2023 |
| Sandal Magna Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.7 mi | Primary | 255 | Good, 2022 |
| The Castle Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 0.8 mi | Nursery | 108 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Kettlethorpe High SchoolCommunity | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 1,616 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 5 |
| Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication ResourceVoluntary controlled | 1.1 mi | Primary | 245 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2013) |
| Walton Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 336 | Ungraded inspection, May 2022Last graded Good (Dec 2013, previous school) |
| Hendal Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 410 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 1 key judgement, Good in 3; early years provision Good |
| Trinity Academy CathedralAcademy converter | 1.6 mi | Secondary | 1,028 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in all six areas |
| The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery SchoolCommunity | 1.7 mi | Primary | 210 | Good, 2022 |
| Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided | 1.7 mi | Primary | 255 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2017) |
| Crigglestone St James CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 1.7 mi | Primary | 296 | Good, 2023 |
| Crigglestone Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery | 1.8 mi | Nursery | 95 | Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Outstanding (Jun 2019) |
| Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd)Special post 16 institution | 1.8 mi | Special | - | - |
| Wakefield Lawefield Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 437 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2019) |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 30% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 8 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
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