Blackgates Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Wakefield (Leeds).
KS2 RWM expected
50%
▼ 12pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
74%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
68%
▼ 6pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
65%
▼ 7pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.6%
▼ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.6
▲ 0.9 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
45.5%
▲ 21pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
52%
233 / 445 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Blackgates Primary Academy is a primary school located in Wakefield, Leeds. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11 and currently has 246 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 445. It is part of the LEODIS ACADEMIES TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Julie Coulson.
Enrichment
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Awards
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Key facts
- URN
- 146102
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds South West and Morley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Rumford | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Chetna Vaghjiani | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Liana Zukovska | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Shauna Tiffany | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Angela Reid | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Rose Harrison | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Zoe Davison | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Julie Coulson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Mr Danny Newsome Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
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