Schools and Education in Overton

There are 129 schools within 5 miles of Overton town centre, including 75 primary and 13 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 93% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Emley First School, Ravenshall School and Crigglestone Nursery School. A further 6 schools are rated below Good, so checking individual Ofsted reports is recommended.

Total Schools
129
Primary
75
Secondary
13
Good / Outstanding
93%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

10
71
Outstanding (10) Good (71) Requires Improvement (6) Not yet inspected (42)
Emley First School Primary 2.4 miles School Lane, Emley, Huddersfield, HD8 9RT Inspected: 13 May 2024 Ravenshall School 2.8 miles Ravensthorpe Road, Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury, WF12 9EE Inspected: 14 January 2025 Crigglestone Nursery School Nursery 3.1 miles High Street, Crigglestone, Wakefield, WF4 3EB Inspected: 03 April 2025 Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School Primary 3.3 miles Stoney Lane, Hall Green, Wakefield, WF4 3LZ Inspected: 15 July 2024 Trinity Academy Cathedral Secondary 3.9 miles Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QF Inspected: 20 July 2022 Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primary 4.2 miles Springfield Park, Mirfield, WF14 9PD Inspected: 14 January 2022 Batley East Children's Centre 4.7 miles Albion Street, Batley, WF17 5AH Inspected: 22 March 2012 CAPA College 16 plus 4.7 miles Carnforth Avenue, Wakefield, WF1 2QN Inspected: 18 March 2022 Hall Cliffe Primary School 4.7 miles Wrenthorpe Lane, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0QB Inspected: 01 August 2023 Jerry Clay Academy Primary 4.8 miles Jerry Clay Lane, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0NP Inspected: 23 November 2023
Denby Grange School 0.7 miles Carr Lane, Midgley, Wakefield, WF4 4JG Inspected: 29 September 2023 Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School Primary 1 miles Netherton Lane, Netherton, Wakefield, WF4 4HQ Inspected: 13 July 2022 Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy Secondary 1.3 miles Valley Drive, Dewsbury, WF12 0HE Inspected: 27 April 2023 Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy Primary 1.4 miles Old Bridge Road, Horbury Bridge, Wakefield, WF4 5PS Inspected: 29 March 2023 Sure Start Thornhill Children's Centre 1.9 miles Edge Top Road, Thornhill, Dewsbury, WF12 0BH Inspected: 30 January 2014 Overthorpe CofE Academy Primary 1.9 miles Edge Top Road, Thornhill, Dewsbury, WF12 0BH Inspected: 05 July 2024 Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College Secondary 1.9 miles Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, WF5 0DG Inspected: 20 February 2023 St Ignatius Catholic Primary School Primary 2 miles Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, Wakefield, WF5 0DQ Inspected: 13 January 2025 Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School Primary 2 miles Shepstye Road, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5BE Inspected: 26 July 2022 South Ossett Infant Academy Primary 2.2 miles Vicar Lane, Ossett, WF5 0BE Inspected: 01 February 2024 Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery Primary 2.2 miles Dimple Wells Lane, Ossett, WF5 8LB Inspected: 09 December 2022 Horbury Primary Academy Primary 2.4 miles Northfield Lane, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5DW Inspected: 09 February 2023 Sure Start Thornhill Lees Children's Centre 2.4 miles Brewery Lane, 53 Brewery Lane, Dewsbury, WF12 9DU Inspected: 11 October 2012 Thornhill Lees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School Primary 2.5 miles Slaithwaite Road, Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury, WF12 9DL Inspected: 17 October 2023 Paradise Primary School 2.5 miles Bretton Park Way, Dewsbury, WF12 9BB Inspected: 10 November 2025 Ossett South Parade Primary Primary 2.6 miles Fairfield Road, South Parade, Wakefield, WF5 0DZ Inspected: 07 May 2024 Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary 2.7 miles Hill Crest Road, Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury, WF12 9PD Inspected: 13 September 2024 Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School Primary 2.8 miles Painthorpe Lane, Crigglestone, Wakefield, WF4 3HW Inspected: 10 February 2025 Pentland Infant and Nursery School Primary 2.8 miles Pentland Road, Savile Town, Dewsbury, WF12 9JR Inspected: 19 May 2023 Madni Academy 2.8 miles Scarborough Street, Savile Town, Dewsbury, WF12 9AY Inspected: 22 January 2024 Towngate Primary Academy Primary 2.9 miles Whitley Spring Road, Ossett, WF5 0QA Inspected: 20 November 2024 Rida Girls High School 3 miles Warren Street, Savile Town, West Yorkshire, WF12 9LX Inspected: 01 July 2024 Savile Town Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant and Nursery School Primary 3 miles Warren Street, Savile Town, Dewsbury, WF12 9LY Inspected: 17 January 2023 Rida Boys High School 3 miles Chapel Street, Dewsbury, WF12 9NQ Inspected: 08 May 2024 Chickenley Earlsheaton & Shawcross Children's Centre 3.1 miles Princess Crescent, Chickenley, Dewsbury, WF12 8QT Inspected: 04 November 2011 Orchard Primary Academy Primary 3.1 miles Princess Crescent, Chickenley, Dewsbury, WF12 8QT Inspected: 21 September 2022 Evolve Academy 3.1 miles St George's Road, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8BB Inspected: 05 July 2024 Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy Primary 3.2 miles Durkar Lane, Wakefield, WF4 3HY Inspected: 01 February 2024 Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School Primary 3.2 miles Wakefield Road, Flushdyke, Ossett, WF5 9AN Inspected: 11 November 2022 Flatts & Eastborough Children's Centre 3.4 miles Westgate, Dewsbury, WF13 1JQ Inspected: 23 February 2011 Gawthorpe Community Academy Primary 3.5 miles High Street, Gawthorpe, Ossett, WF5 9QP Inspected: 03 March 2023 Ravensthorpe Children's Centre 3.5 miles Huddersfield Road, The Park, Dewsbury, WF13 3JR Inspected: 13 October 2011 Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary 3.6 miles Myrtle Road, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, WF13 3AS Inspected: 17 May 2023 Flatts Nursery School Nursery 3.7 miles Ashworth Green, Dewsbury, WF13 2SU Inspected: 21 September 2022 Diamond Wood Community Academy Primary 3.7 miles North Road, Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, WF13 3AD Inspected: 03 December 2024 The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School Primary 3.7 miles The Mount, Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QW Inspected: 31 January 2023 Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary 3.7 miles N/A, Dewsbury, WF12 7LX Inspected: 11 June 2024 Highfield School 3.8 miles Gawthorpe Lane, Ossett, WF5 9BS Inspected: 30 January 2024 Al-Furqaan Preparatory School 3.8 miles Bath Street, Bath Street, Dewsbury, WF13 2JR Inspected: 20 January 2020 St Michael's CofE Academy Primary 3.9 miles Flanshaw Lane, Wakefield, WF2 9JA Inspected: 18 April 2024 Westborough High School Secondary 3.9 miles Stockhill Street, Dewsbury, WF13 2JE Inspected: 21 September 2022 The Branch Christian School 4 miles West Park Street, West Park Street, Dewsbury, WF13 4LA Inspected: 26 September 2023 Westmoor Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Church Lane, Dewsbury Moor, Dewsbury, WF13 4EW Inspected: 12 June 2024 Skelmanthorpe Academy Primary 4.1 miles Elm Street, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, HD8 9DZ Inspected: 20 June 2025 Dewsbury Moor & Scout Hill Children's Centre 4.1 miles Brook Street, Dewsbury Moor, Dewsbury, WF13 3NT Inspected: 10 January 2012 Hanging Heaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primary 4.2 miles Malin Road, Hanging Heaton, Batley, WF17 6DW Inspected: 07 February 2023 Kettlethorpe High School Secondary 4.2 miles Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7EL Inspected: 21 September 2022 Carlton Junior and Infant School Primary 4.2 miles Trinity Mount, Batley Carr, Dewsbury, WF13 2DQ Inspected: 17 January 2025 Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs Primary 4.3 miles St Paul's Drive, Alverthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0BT Inspected: 11 November 2022 Mill Lane Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Wood Lane, Batley, WF17 6EG Inspected: 24 September 2024 Castle Hall Academy Secondary 4.4 miles Richard Thorpe Avenue, Mirfield, WF14 9PH Inspected: 29 March 2023 Wakefield Lawefield Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Chald Lane, Wakefield, WF2 8ST Inspected: 10 September 2024 Kirkburton Middle School Middle deemed secondary 4.5 miles Turnshaws Avenue, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0TJ Inspected: 18 January 2022 Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource Primary 4.5 miles Field Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7RU Inspected: 25 September 2023 Hopton Primary School Primary 4.5 miles Woodend Road, Mirfield, WF14 8PR Inspected: 21 July 2022 Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary 4.6 miles Rowley Lane, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0JD Inspected: 14 May 2025 Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School Primary 4.7 miles Wellhouse Lane, Mirfield, WF14 0BE Inspected: 09 February 2023 Batley Central Sure Start Children's Centre 4.7 miles Albion Street, Batley, WF17 5AH Inspected: 21 October 2011 Field Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary 4.7 miles Albion Street, Batley, WF17 5AH Inspected: 18 October 2023 Kirkburton CofE (VA) First School Primary 4.8 miles School Hill, Kirkburton, HD8 0SG Inspected: 21 July 2022 Darton Academy Secondary 4.8 miles Ballfield Lane, Darton, Barnsley, S75 5EF Inspected: 29 March 2023 Staincliffe & Healey Children's Centre 4.9 miles Chestnut Avenue, Batley, WF17 7DH Inspected: 08 December 2011 Heart of Yorkshire Education Group 16 plus 4.9 miles Margaret Street, Wakefield, WF1 2DH Inspected: 13 November 2023 Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary 4.9 miles Staincliffe Hall Road, Batley, WF17 7QX Inspected: 26 May 2023 The Castle Children's Centre 4.9 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF1 5NU Inspected: 21 October 2010 The Castle Nursery School Nursery 4.9 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF1 5NU Inspected: 17 October 2023 St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy Secondary 4.9 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6EQ Inspected: 25 May 2023 Cambridge Street School 5 miles Providence Street, Batley, WF17 5QW Inspected: 11 December 2018 Hill Top Primary Academy Primary 5 miles Batley Road, West Ardsley, Wakefield, WF3 1HD Inspected: 25 September 2024 Mirfield Children's Centre 5 miles Taylor Hall Lane, Taylor Hall Lane, Mirfield, WF14 0HW Inspected: 02 July 2015 Old Bank Academy Primary 5 miles Taylor Hall Lane, Mirfield, WF14 0HW Inspected: 31 May 2024
Hall Cliffe School 2.2 miles Dovecote Lane, Wakefield, WF4 6BB Inspected: 17 December 2025 Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Broadway, Wakefield, WF2 8AA Inspected: 11 September 2024 St Paulinus Catholic Primary Academy Primary 3.4 miles Ravens Avenue, Dewsbury, WF13 3QE Inspected: 05 December 2023 Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd) 3.7 miles Wood Lane, Chapelthorpe, Wakefield, WF4 3JL Inspected: 19 September 2024 Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School Primary 4.1 miles Leeds Road, Shaw Cross, Dewsbury, WF12 7HP Inspected: 15 May 2024 Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School Primary 4.3 miles Batley Road, Flanshaw, Wakefield, WF2 0AS Inspected: 08 July 2024
Middlestown Primary Academy Primary 0.4 miles Cross Road, Middlestown, Wakefield, WF4 4QE Thornhill Junior and Infant School Primary 1.5 miles Edge Lane, Thornhill, Dewsbury, WF12 0QT Flockton CofE (C) First School Primary 1.9 miles Barnsley Road, Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF4 4DH West Bretton Junior and Infant School Primary 2.2 miles Bretton Lane, West Bretton, Wakefield, WF4 4LB Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary 2.4 miles Belgrave Avenue, Ossett, WF5 8BA Horbury Academy Secondary 2.5 miles Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5HE Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Church Street, Ossett, WF5 9DG Grange Moor & Kirkburton Children's Centre 2.8 miles Liley Lane, Grange Moor, Huddersfield, WF4 4EW Grange Moor Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Liley Lane, Grange Moor, Wakefield, WF4 4EW Forest Wood Childrens Centre 2.8 miles Painthorpe Lane, Crigglestone, Wakefield, WF4 3HW Savile Town Children's Centre 2.8 miles Pentland Road, Pentland Road, Dewsbury, WF12 9JR Edan Court School 3 miles Wakefield Road, Clayton West, Huddersfield, HD8 9TR Earlsheaton Infant School Primary 3 miles Commercial Street, Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, WF12 8JF Boothroyd Primary Academy Primary 3.4 miles Ravens Avenue, Dewsbury, WF13 3QE Eastborough Academy Primary 3.5 miles Rockley Street, Dewsbury, WF13 1NS Sunbeam Children's Centre 3.5 miles Lupset Crescent, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8RH Inspected: 26 November 2010 Kaye's Academy Primary 3.5 miles Holmfield, Clayton West, Huddersfield, HD8 9LZ English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary 3.7 miles Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9DD Inspected: 01 February 2024 Hendal Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Hendal Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7QW St John’s CE Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Stockhill Street, Dewsbury, WF13 2LP Scissett Church of England Academy Primary 3.8 miles Wakefield Road, Scissett, Huddersfield, HD8 9HR Scissett Middle School Middle deemed secondary 3.9 miles Wakefield Road, Scissett, Huddersfield, HD8 9JX Inspected: 24 March 2025 St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy Secondary 3.9 miles Oxford Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4LL Joseph Norton Academy 4 miles Busker Lane, Scissett, Huddersfield, HD8 9JU Shaw Cross Children's Centre 4.1 miles Leeds Road, Dewsbury, WF12 7HP Warwick Road Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Howard Street, Batley, WF17 6BS Inspected: 27 June 2024 St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy Primary 4.3 miles Healds Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4HY Ethos College 4.4 miles Knowles Hill Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4QS St Aidan's Church of England Academy Primary 4.4 miles Smithy Close, Skelmanthorpe, Huddersfield, HD8 9DQ Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate Primary 4.5 miles Brandy Carr Road, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, WF2 0RS Silcoates School 4.5 miles Silcoates Lane, Wrenthorpe, West Yorkshire, WF2 0PD Shelley College, A Share Academy Secondary 4.5 miles Huddersfield Road, Shelley, Huddersfield, HD8 8NL Hyrstmount Junior School Primary 4.5 miles Highcliffe Road, Batley, WF17 7NS Purlwell Infant and Nursery School Primary 4.6 miles Purlwell Lane, Batley, WF17 7PE Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6AS Kexborough Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Ballfield Lane, Kexborough, Barnsley, S75 5EF Highburton CofE First Academy Primary 4.8 miles Northfield Lane, Highburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0QT Lydgate Junior and Infant School Primary 4.8 miles Lydgate Road, Soothill, Batley, WF17 6EY Manorfield Infant and Nursery School Primary 4.8 miles Chestnut Avenue, Batley, WF17 7DQ Lepton CofE Primary Academy Primary 4.8 miles Highgate Lane, Lepton, Huddersfield, HD8 0DE Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School 4.9 miles Margaret Street, Wakefield, Wakefield, WF1 2DG Wakefield Girls' High School 4.9 miles Bond Street, Wakefield, WF1 2QS