Schools and Education in Crigglestone

There are 104 schools within 5 miles of Crigglestone town centre, including 65 primary and 10 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 94% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School, Crigglestone Nursery School and Trinity Academy Cathedral. Parents should note that 4 schools have a rating below Good, it's worth reviewing the latest inspection reports.

Total Schools
104
Primary
65
Secondary
10
Good / Outstanding
94%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

7
61
Outstanding (7) Good (61) Requires Improvement (4) Not yet inspected (32)
Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School Primary 0.4 miles Stoney Lane, Hall Green, Wakefield, WF4 3LZ Inspected: 15 July 2024 Crigglestone Nursery School Nursery 0.5 miles High Street, Crigglestone, Wakefield, WF4 3EB Inspected: 03 April 2025 Trinity Academy Cathedral Secondary 2.5 miles Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QF Inspected: 20 July 2022 CAPA College 16 plus 3.4 miles Carnforth Avenue, Wakefield, WF1 2QN Inspected: 18 March 2022 Hall Cliffe Primary School Not applicable 4.3 miles Wrenthorpe Lane, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0QB Inspected: 01 August 2023 Emley First School Primary 4.5 miles School Lane, Emley, Huddersfield, HD8 9RT Inspected: 13 May 2024 Jerry Clay Academy Primary 4.5 miles Jerry Clay Lane, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0NP Inspected: 23 November 2023
Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School Primary 0.4 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 Kettlethorpe High School Secondary 1.3 miles Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7EL Inspected: 21 September 2022 Horbury Primary Academy Primary 1.9 miles Northfield Lane, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5DW Inspected: 09 February 2023 Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School Primary 2.1 miles Shepstye Road, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5BE Inspected: 26 July 2022 Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School Primary 2.3 miles Netherton Lane, Netherton, Wakefield, WF4 4HQ Inspected: 13 July 2022 The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School Primary 2.4 miles The Mount, Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QW Inspected: 31 January 2023 St Thomas ? Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy Secondary 2.5 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6EQ Inspected: 25 May 2023 Evolve Academy Not applicable 2.5 miles St George's Road, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8BB Inspected: 05 July 2024 Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource Primary 2.6 miles Field Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7RU Inspected: 25 September 2023 Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy Primary 2.7 miles Old Bridge Road, Horbury Bridge, Wakefield, WF4 5PS Inspected: 29 March 2023 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 Sandal Magna Community Academy Primary 2.8 miles Belle Vue Road, Agbrigg, Wakefield, WF1 5NF Inspected: 08 December 2022 Denby Grange School Not applicable 2.9 miles Carr Lane, Midgley, Wakefield, WF4 4JG Inspected: 29 September 2023 Wakefield Lawefield Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Chald Lane, Wakefield, WF2 8ST Inspected: 10 September 2024 St Michael's CofE Academy Primary 3.1 miles Flanshaw Lane, Wakefield, WF2 9JA Inspected: 18 April 2024 St Ignatius Catholic Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, Wakefield, WF5 0DQ Inspected: 13 January 2025 South Ossett Infant Academy Primary 3.1 miles Vicar Lane, Ossett, WF5 0BE Inspected: 01 February 2024 Ossett South Parade Primary Primary 3.2 miles Fairfield Road, South Parade, Wakefield, WF5 0DZ Inspected: 07 May 2024 Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College Secondary 3.2 miles Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, WF5 0DG Inspected: 20 February 2023 Summerfields Primary Academy Primary 3.4 miles Haigh Croft, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4SF Inspected: 05 December 2023 Mapplewell Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Greenside Avenue, Staincross, Barnsley, S75 6BB Inspected: 18 April 2024 Darton Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Station Road, Darton, Barnsley South, S75 5AD Inspected: 21 September 2022 Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery Primary 3.5 miles Dimple Wells Lane, Ossett, WF5 8LB Inspected: 09 December 2022 Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Charles Street, Wakefield, WF1 4PE Inspected: 25 May 2023 Heart of Yorkshire Education Group 16 plus 3.6 miles Margaret Street, Wakefield, WF1 2DH Inspected: 13 November 2023 Towngate Primary Academy Primary 3.7 miles Whitley Spring Road, Ossett, WF5 0QA Inspected: 20 November 2024 Darton Academy Secondary 3.8 miles Ballfield Lane, Darton, Barnsley, S75 5EF Inspected: 29 March 2023 Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School Primary 3.8 miles Wakefield Road, Flushdyke, Ossett, WF5 9AN Inspected: 11 November 2022 Parkside Primary Academy Primary 3.9 miles Midland Road, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QP Inspected: 24 April 2024 Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School Primary 3.9 miles Belgravia Road, Wakefield, WF1 3JP Inspected: 19 October 2023 Waterton Newstead Academy Not applicable 3.9 miles Lindhurst Road, Athersley, Barnsley, S71 3NA Inspected: 25 November 2025 Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs Primary 3.9 miles St Paul's Drive, Alverthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0BT Inspected: 11 November 2022 Athersley Family Centre 3.9 miles Lindhurst Road, Lindhurst Road, Barnsley, S71 3NB Inspected: 01 August 2013 Athersley North Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Lindhurst Road, Athersley North, Barnsley, S71 3NB Inspected: 13 July 2022 Royston St John Baptist CE Primary Primary 4 miles Vicarage Lane, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4QY Inspected: 16 November 2022 Pinmoor Children's Centre 4 miles Eastmoor Road, Wakefield, WF1 3SQ Inspected: 01 April 2011 Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School Primary 4 miles Eastmoor Road, Wakefield, WF1 3SQ Inspected: 12 October 2023 Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill Primary 4 miles Irwin Crescent, Wakefield, WF1 4QY Inspected: 19 October 2022 Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School Primary 4 miles Shay Lane, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NN Inspected: 27 March 2024 Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy Secondary 4.1 miles Valley Drive, Dewsbury, WF12 0HE Inspected: 27 April 2023 Ivy Lane School Not applicable 4.2 miles Ivy Lane, Ivy Lane, WF1 4AZ Inspected: 27 October 2025 Outwood Academy City Fields Secondary 4.2 miles Arncliffe Road, Wakefield, WF1 4SF Inspected: 06 May 2022 Crofton Academy Secondary 4.2 miles High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NF Inspected: 26 September 2023 Crofton Junior School Primary 4.3 miles Slack Lane, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1HJ Inspected: 15 September 2023 Laithes Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Laithes Lane, Smithies, Barnsley, S71 3AF Inspected: 17 May 2022 Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary 4.4 miles Chapel Street, Ryhill, Wakefield, WF4 2AD Inspected: 01 February 2024 Meadowcroft School Not applicable 4.5 miles Bar Lane, Wakefield, WF1 4AD Inspected: 02 July 2024 Newton Hill Community School Primary 4.6 miles Leeds Road, Newton Hill, Wakefield, WF1 2HR Inspected: 30 September 2024 Outwood Academy Carlton Secondary 4.6 miles Royston Lane, Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3EW Inspected: 02 December 2024 Pinderfields Hospital PRU Not applicable 4.6 miles Imperial Avenue, Imperial Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 0LW Inspected: 10 May 2023 Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green Primary 4.7 miles Cow Lane, Wakefield, WF4 2BE Inspected: 24 November 2022 Carlton Primary Academy Primary 4.7 miles Fish Dam Lane, Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3HF Inspected: 26 July 2023 Sure Start Thornhill Children's Centre 4.8 miles Edge Top Road, Thornhill, Dewsbury, WF12 0BH Inspected: 30 January 2014 Overthorpe CofE Academy Primary 4.8 miles Edge Top Road, Thornhill, Dewsbury, WF12 0BH Inspected: 05 July 2024 Chickenley Earlsheaton & Shawcross Children's Centre 4.9 miles Princess Crescent, Chickenley, Dewsbury, WF12 8QT Inspected: 04 November 2011 Orchard Primary Academy Primary 4.9 miles Princess Crescent, Chickenley, Dewsbury, WF12 8QT Inspected: 21 September 2022 Gawthorpe Community Academy Primary 4.9 miles High Street, Gawthorpe, Ossett, WF5 9QP Inspected: 03 March 2023 Highfield School Not applicable 4.9 miles Gawthorpe Lane, Ossett, WF5 9BS Inspected: 30 January 2024 Paradise Primary School Not applicable 5 miles Bretton Park Way, Dewsbury, WF12 9BB Inspected: 10 November 2025
Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd) Not applicable 0.6 miles Wood Lane, Chapelthorpe, Wakefield, WF4 3JL Inspected: 19 September 2024 Hall Cliffe School Not applicable 2.3 miles Dovecote Lane, Wakefield, WF4 6BB Inspected: 17 December 2025 Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School Primary 2.5 miles Broadway, Wakefield, WF2 8AA Inspected: 11 September 2024 Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School Primary 3.5 miles Batley Road, Flanshaw, Wakefield, WF2 0AS Inspected: 08 July 2024
Forest Wood Childrens Centre 0.4 miles Painthorpe Lane, Crigglestone, Wakefield, WF4 3HW Hendal Primary School Primary 0.8 miles Hendal Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7QW West Bretton Junior and Infant School Primary 2 miles Bretton Lane, West Bretton, Wakefield, WF4 4LB Horbury Academy Secondary 2 miles Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5HE Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School Primary 2.2 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6AS Sunbeam Children's Centre 2.5 miles Lupset Crescent, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8RH Inspected: 26 November 2010 Walton Primary Academy Primary 2.8 miles The Grove, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6LD English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary 3 miles Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9DD Inspected: 01 February 2024 Middlestown Primary Academy Primary 3.1 miles Cross Road, Middlestown, Wakefield, WF4 4QE Wellgate Primary School Primary 3.3 miles George Street, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6HR Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary 3.5 miles Belgrave Avenue, Ossett, WF5 8BA Lift Meadstead Primary 3.7 miles Meadstead Drive, Royston, Barnsley, S71 4JS Wakefield Girls' High School Not applicable 3.7 miles Bond Street, Wakefield, WF1 2QS Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School Not applicable 3.7 miles Margaret Street, Wakefield, Wakefield, WF1 2DG Kexborough Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Ballfield Lane, Kexborough, Barnsley, S75 5EF Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Not applicable 3.8 miles Bar Lane, Wakefield, WF1 3QX Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill Primary 3.8 miles Greenhill Road, Eastmoor, Wakefield, WF1 4LU St Austin's Catholic Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Edward Street, Wakefield, WF1 3PF Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School Primary 4 miles Church Street, Ossett, WF5 9DG Silcoates School Not applicable 4.1 miles Silcoates Lane, Wrenthorpe, West Yorkshire, WF2 0PD Edan Court School Not applicable 4.2 miles Wakefield Road, Clayton West, Huddersfield, HD8 9TR Crofton Infant School Primary 4.2 miles High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NG Thornhill Junior and Infant School Primary 4.4 miles Edge Lane, Thornhill, Dewsbury, WF12 0QT Enrich Academy Not applicable 4.4 miles Pontefract Road, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1LL Athersley South Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Wakefield Road, Smithies, Barnsley, S71 3TP Kaye's Academy Primary 4.6 miles Holmfield, Clayton West, Huddersfield, HD8 9LZ Wrenthorpe Academy Primary 4.6 miles Imperial Avenue, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0LW Flockton CofE (C) First School Primary 4.7 miles Barnsley Road, Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF4 4DH Barugh Green Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Laburnum View, Barugh Green, Barnsley, S75 1LD Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate Primary 4.8 miles Brandy Carr Road, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, WF2 0RS Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School All-through 4.8 miles Blackheath Close, Barnsley, S71 2LF Wilthorpe Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Greenfoot Lane, Barnsley, S75 1EG