Schools and Education in Calder Grove

There are 114 schools within 5 miles of Calder Grove town centre, including 68 primary and 10 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 94% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Crigglestone Nursery School, Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School and Trinity Academy Cathedral. Parents should note that 5 schools have a rating below Good — it's worth reviewing the latest inspection reports.

Total Schools
114
Primary
68
Secondary
10
Good / Outstanding
94%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

9
68
Outstanding (9) Good (68) Requires Improvement (5) Not yet inspected (32)
Crigglestone Nursery School Nursery 0.7 miles High Street, Crigglestone, Wakefield, WF4 3EB Inspected: 03 April 2025 Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School Primary 1.2 miles Stoney Lane, Hall Green, Wakefield, WF4 3LZ Inspected: 15 July 2024 Trinity Academy Cathedral Secondary 2.1 miles Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QF Inspected: 20 July 2022 CAPA College 16 plus 3 miles Carnforth Avenue, Wakefield, WF1 2QN Inspected: 18 March 2022 Hall Cliffe Primary School 3.7 miles Wrenthorpe Lane, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0QB Inspected: 01 August 2023 Jerry Clay Academy Primary 3.9 miles Jerry Clay Lane, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0NP Inspected: 23 November 2023 Emley First School Primary 4.2 miles School Lane, Emley, Huddersfield, HD8 9RT Inspected: 13 May 2024 Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane Primary 4.8 miles Ledger Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 2PH Inspected: 18 July 2025 Ravenshall School 4.9 miles Ravensthorpe Road, Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury, WF12 9EE Inspected: 14 January 2025
Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School Primary 0.5 miles Painthorpe Lane, Crigglestone, Wakefield, WF4 3HW Inspected: 10 February 2025 Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy Primary 0.7 miles Durkar Lane, Wakefield, WF4 3HY Inspected: 01 February 2024 Horbury Primary Academy Primary 1.1 miles Northfield Lane, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5DW Inspected: 09 February 2023 Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School Primary 1.2 miles Shepstye Road, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5BE Inspected: 26 July 2022 Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School Primary 1.5 miles Netherton Lane, Netherton, Wakefield, WF4 4HQ Inspected: 13 July 2022 Kettlethorpe High School Secondary 1.7 miles Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7EL Inspected: 21 September 2022 Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy Primary 1.8 miles Old Bridge Road, Horbury Bridge, Wakefield, WF4 5PS Inspected: 29 March 2023 Evolve Academy 1.8 miles St George's Road, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8BB Inspected: 05 July 2024 The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School Primary 1.9 miles The Mount, Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QW Inspected: 31 January 2023 St Ignatius Catholic Primary School Primary 2.2 miles Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, Wakefield, WF5 0DQ Inspected: 13 January 2025 South Ossett Infant Academy Primary 2.3 miles Vicar Lane, Ossett, WF5 0BE Inspected: 01 February 2024 Ossett South Parade Primary Primary 2.3 miles Fairfield Road, South Parade, Wakefield, WF5 0DZ Inspected: 07 May 2024 Denby Grange School 2.3 miles Carr Lane, Midgley, Wakefield, WF4 4JG Inspected: 29 September 2023 Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College Secondary 2.4 miles Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, WF5 0DG Inspected: 20 February 2023 Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource Primary 2.4 miles Field Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7RU Inspected: 25 September 2023 St Michael's CofE Academy Primary 2.5 miles Flanshaw Lane, Wakefield, WF2 9JA Inspected: 18 April 2024 St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy Secondary 2.6 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6EQ Inspected: 25 May 2023 Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery Primary 2.6 miles Dimple Wells Lane, Ossett, WF5 8LB Inspected: 09 December 2022 Wakefield Lawefield Primary School Primary 2.7 miles Chald Lane, Wakefield, WF2 8ST Inspected: 10 September 2024 The Castle Children's Centre 2.7 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF1 5NU Inspected: 21 October 2010 The Castle Nursery School Nursery 2.7 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF1 5NU Inspected: 17 October 2023 Towngate Primary Academy Primary 2.8 miles Whitley Spring Road, Ossett, WF5 0QA Inspected: 20 November 2024 Sandal Magna Community Academy Primary 2.8 miles Belle Vue Road, Agbrigg, Wakefield, WF1 5NF Inspected: 08 December 2022 Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School Primary 3 miles Wakefield Road, Flushdyke, Ossett, WF5 9AN Inspected: 11 November 2022 Heart of Yorkshire Education Group 16 plus 3.2 miles Margaret Street, Wakefield, WF1 2DH Inspected: 13 November 2023 Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs Primary 3.3 miles St Paul's Drive, Alverthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0BT Inspected: 11 November 2022 Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Charles Street, Wakefield, WF1 4PE Inspected: 25 May 2023 Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy Secondary 3.3 miles Valley Drive, Dewsbury, WF12 0HE Inspected: 27 April 2023 Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School Primary 3.5 miles Belgravia Road, Wakefield, WF1 3JP Inspected: 19 October 2023 Pinmoor Children's Centre 3.7 miles Eastmoor Road, Wakefield, WF1 3SQ Inspected: 01 April 2011 Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School Primary 3.7 miles Eastmoor Road, Wakefield, WF1 3SQ Inspected: 12 October 2023 Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill Primary 3.8 miles Irwin Crescent, Wakefield, WF1 4QY Inspected: 19 October 2022 Ivy Lane School 3.9 miles Ivy Lane, Ivy Lane, WF1 4AZ Inspected: 27 October 2025 Chickenley Earlsheaton & Shawcross Children's Centre 4 miles Princess Crescent, Chickenley, Dewsbury, WF12 8QT Inspected: 04 November 2011 Orchard Primary Academy Primary 4 miles Princess Crescent, Chickenley, Dewsbury, WF12 8QT Inspected: 21 September 2022 Sure Start Thornhill Children's Centre 4 miles Edge Top Road, Thornhill, Dewsbury, WF12 0BH Inspected: 30 January 2014 Overthorpe CofE Academy Primary 4 miles Edge Top Road, Thornhill, Dewsbury, WF12 0BH Inspected: 05 July 2024 Gawthorpe Community Academy Primary 4 miles High Street, Gawthorpe, Ossett, WF5 9QP Inspected: 03 March 2023 Outwood Academy City Fields Secondary 4 miles Arncliffe Road, Wakefield, WF1 4SF Inspected: 06 May 2022 Pinderfields Hospital PRU 4 miles Imperial Avenue, Imperial Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 0LW Inspected: 10 May 2023 Highfield School 4.1 miles Gawthorpe Lane, Ossett, WF5 9BS Inspected: 30 January 2024 Paradise Primary School 4.1 miles Bretton Park Way, Dewsbury, WF12 9BB Inspected: 10 November 2025 Darton Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Station Road, Darton, Barnsley South, S75 5AD Inspected: 21 September 2022 Newton Hill Community School Primary 4.1 miles Leeds Road, Newton Hill, Wakefield, WF1 2HR Inspected: 30 September 2024 Meadowcroft School 4.2 miles Bar Lane, Wakefield, WF1 4AD Inspected: 02 July 2024 Mapplewell Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Greenside Avenue, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6BB Inspected: 18 April 2024 Summerfields Primary Academy Primary 4.3 miles Haigh Croft, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4SF Inspected: 05 December 2023 Darton Academy Secondary 4.3 miles Ballfield Lane, Darton, Barnsley, S75 5EF Inspected: 29 March 2023 Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School Primary 4.4 miles Slaithwaite Road, Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury, WF12 9DL Inspected: 17 October 2023 Madni Academy 4.4 miles Scarborough Street, Savile Town, Dewsbury, WF12 9AY Inspected: 22 January 2024 Sure Start Thornhill Lees Children's Centre 4.4 miles Brewery Lane, 53 Brewery Lane, Dewsbury, WF12 9DU Inspected: 11 October 2012 Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School Primary 4.4 miles Shay Lane, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NN Inspected: 27 March 2024 Pentland Infant and Nursery School Primary 4.5 miles Pentland Road, Savile Town, Dewsbury, WF12 9JR Inspected: 19 May 2023 Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary 4.5 miles Hill Crest Road, Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury, WF12 9PD Inspected: 13 September 2024 Outwood Grange Academy Secondary 4.5 miles Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 2PF Inspected: 10 June 2024 Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School Primary 4.6 miles Warren Street, Savile Town, Dewsbury, WF12 9LY Inspected: 17 January 2023 Rida Girls High School 4.6 miles Warren Street, Savile Town, West Yorkshire, WF12 9LX Inspected: 01 July 2024 Rida Boys High School 4.6 miles Chapel Street, Dewsbury, WF12 9NQ Inspected: 08 May 2024 Crofton Academy Secondary 4.6 miles High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NF Inspected: 26 September 2023 Crofton Junior School Primary 4.7 miles Slack Lane, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1HJ Inspected: 15 September 2023 Parkside Primary Academy Primary 4.7 miles Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QP Inspected: 24 April 2024 Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary 4.7 miles N/A, Dewsbury, WF12 7LX Inspected: 11 June 2024 Waterton Newstead Academy 4.8 miles Lindhurst Road, Athersley, Barnsley, S71 3NA Inspected: 25 November 2025 Rooks Nest Academy Primary 4.8 miles Rook's Nest Road, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 3DX Inspected: 19 May 2023 Athersley Family Centre 4.8 miles Lindhurst Road, Lindhurst Road, Barnsley, S71 3NB Inspected: 01 August 2013 Athersley North Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Lindhurst Road, Athersley North, Barnsley, S71 3NB Inspected: 13 July 2022 Royston St John Baptist CE Primary Primary 4.8 miles Vicarage Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QY Inspected: 16 November 2022 Flatts & Eastborough Children's Centre 4.9 miles Westgate, Dewsbury, WF13 1JQ Inspected: 23 February 2011
Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd) 1.4 miles Wood Lane, Chapelthorpe, Wakefield, WF4 3JL Inspected: 19 September 2024 Hall Cliffe School 1.5 miles Dovecote Lane, Wakefield, WF4 6BB Inspected: 17 December 2025 Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School Primary 1.8 miles Broadway, Wakefield, WF2 8AA Inspected: 11 September 2024 Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School Primary 3 miles Batley Road, Flanshaw, Wakefield, WF2 0AS Inspected: 08 July 2024 Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School Primary 4.9 miles Leeds Road, Shaw Cross, Dewsbury, WF12 7HP Inspected: 15 May 2024
Forest Wood Childrens Centre 0.5 miles Painthorpe Lane, Crigglestone, Wakefield, WF4 3HW Horbury Academy Secondary 1.2 miles Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5HE Hendal Primary School Primary 1.3 miles Hendal Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7QW Sunbeam Children's Centre 1.9 miles Lupset Crescent, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8RH Inspected: 26 November 2010 West Bretton Junior and Infant School Primary 2 miles Bretton Lane, West Bretton, Wakefield, WF4 4LB English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary 2.4 miles Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9DD Inspected: 01 February 2024 Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School Primary 2.4 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6AS Middlestown Primary Academy Primary 2.4 miles Cross Road, Middlestown, Wakefield, WF4 4QE Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary 2.7 miles Belgrave Avenue, Ossett, WF5 8BA Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Church Street, Ossett, WF5 9DG Walton Primary Academy Primary 3.3 miles The Grove, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6LD Wakefield Girls' High School 3.3 miles Bond Street, Wakefield, WF1 2QS Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School 3.3 miles Margaret Street, Wakefield, Wakefield, WF1 2DG Queen Elizabeth Grammar School 3.5 miles Bar Lane, Wakefield, WF1 3QX Silcoates School 3.5 miles Silcoates Lane, Wrenthorpe, West Yorkshire, WF2 0PD Thornhill Junior and Infant School Primary 3.6 miles Edge Lane, Thornhill, Dewsbury, WF12 0QT St Austin's Catholic Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Edward Street, Wakefield, WF1 3PF Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill Primary 3.6 miles Greenhill Road, Eastmoor, Wakefield, WF1 4LU Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate Primary 4 miles Brandy Carr Road, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, WF2 0RS Wrenthorpe Academy Primary 4 miles Imperial Avenue, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0LW Wellgate Primary School Primary 4.1 miles George Street, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6HR Edan Court School 4.1 miles Wakefield Road, Clayton West, Huddersfield, HD8 9TR Flockton CofE (C) First School Primary 4.2 miles Barnsley Road, Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF4 4DH Earlsheaton Infant School Primary 4.2 miles Commercial Street, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, WF12 8JF Kexborough Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Ballfield Lane, Kexborough, Barnsley, S75 5EF Savile Town Children's Centre 4.5 miles Pentland Road, Pentland Road, Dewsbury, WF12 9JR Lift Meadstead Primary 4.5 miles Meadstead Drive, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4JS Kaye's Academy Primary 4.6 miles Holmfield, Clayton West, Huddersfield, HD8 9LZ Crofton Infant School Primary 4.7 miles High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NG Enrich Academy 4.7 miles Pontefract Road, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1LL Eastborough Academy Primary 4.9 miles Rockley Street, Dewsbury, WF13 1NS Shaw Cross Children's Centre 4.9 miles Leeds Road, Dewsbury, WF12 7HP