Schools and Education in Sharlston Common
There are 115 schools within 5 miles of Sharlston Common town centre, including 70 primary and 14 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 94% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School, CAPA College and Kingsland Primary School. There are 5 schools rated below Good, making individual research important for families.
Total Schools
115
Primary
70
Secondary
14
Good / Outstanding
94%
Ofsted Ratings Overview
Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School
Lee Brig, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2LN
Inspected: 17 January 2022
CAPA College
Carnforth Avenue, Wakefield, WF1 2QN
Inspected: 18 March 2022
Kingsland Primary School
Aberford Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4BA
Inspected: 29 September 2023
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QF
Inspected: 20 July 2022
Oakfield Park School
Barnsley Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7DT
Inspected: 29 April 2025
New College Pontefract
Park Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4QR
Inspected: 06 July 2023
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate
Canal Lane, Lofthouse Gate, Wakefield, WF3 3HU
Inspected: 16 June 2023
Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane
Ledger Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 2PH
Inspected: 18 July 2025
Crigglestone Nursery School
High Street, Crigglestone, Wakefield, WF4 3EB
Inspected: 03 April 2025
Hall Cliffe Primary School
Wrenthorpe Lane, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0QB
Inspected: 01 August 2023
Oulton Academy
Pennington Lane, Oulton, Leeds, LS26 8EX
Inspected: 03 May 2024
Sharlston Children's Centre
Woodside Crescent, Sharlston Common, Wakefield, WF4 1DH
Inspected: 09 August 2013
Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School
Shay Lane, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NN
Inspected: 27 March 2024
Crofton Academy
High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NF
Inspected: 26 September 2023
Crofton Junior School
Slack Lane, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1HJ
Inspected: 15 September 2023
Butterflies Children's Centre
Wakefield Road, Normanton, WF6 1BB
Inspected: 13 July 2011
Normanton Junior Academy
Church Lane, Normanton, WF6 1EY
Inspected: 14 September 2023
St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Beckbridge Lane, Normanton, WF6 2HZ
Inspected: 16 January 2024
Featherstone Girnhill Infant School
Hardwick Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5JB
Inspected: 24 June 2024
Normanton Common Primary Academy
Castleford Road, Normanton, WF6 1QU
Inspected: 25 September 2024
Featherstone Purston Infant School
Nunn's Lane, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5HF
Inspected: 29 March 2023
Sandal Magna Community Academy
Belle Vue Road, Agbrigg, Wakefield, WF1 5NF
Inspected: 08 December 2022
Outwood Academy City Fields
Arncliffe Road, Wakefield, WF1 4SF
Inspected: 06 May 2022
Martin Frobisher Infant School
Church Road, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2NU
Inspected: 21 September 2022
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6EQ
Inspected: 25 May 2023
The Castle Children's Centre
Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF1 5NU
Inspected: 21 October 2010
The Castle Nursery School
Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF1 5NU
Inspected: 17 October 2023
Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill
Irwin Crescent, Wakefield, WF1 4QY
Inspected: 19 October 2022
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Charles Street, Wakefield, WF1 4PE
Inspected: 25 May 2023
Ivy Lane School
Ivy Lane, Ivy Lane, WF1 4AZ
Inspected: 27 October 2025
Pinmoor Children's Centre
Eastmoor Road, Wakefield, WF1 3SQ
Inspected: 01 April 2011
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School
Eastmoor Road, Wakefield, WF1 3SQ
Inspected: 12 October 2023
The Featherstone Academy
Leatham Crescent, Pontefract, WF7 5AJ
Inspected: 25 May 2022
Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Chapel Street, Ryhill, Wakefield, WF4 2AD
Inspected: 01 February 2024
Meadowcroft School
Bar Lane, Wakefield, WF1 4AD
Inspected: 02 July 2024
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
Field Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7RU
Inspected: 25 September 2023
Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green
Cow Lane, Wakefield, WF4 2BE
Inspected: 24 November 2022
Heart of Yorkshire Education Group
Margaret Street, Wakefield, WF1 2DH
Inspected: 13 November 2023
Kettlethorpe High School
Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7EL
Inspected: 21 September 2022
Acorn Children's Centre
College Grove, Castleford, WF10 5NS
Inspected: 17 April 2012
Ackton Pastures Primary Academy
College Grove, Whitwood, Castleford, WF10 5NS
Inspected: 04 May 2023
Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane
Bell Lane, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7JH
Inspected: 11 November 2022
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School
Chald Lane, Wakefield, WF2 8ST
Inspected: 10 September 2024
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School
Belgravia Road, Wakefield, WF1 3JP
Inspected: 19 October 2023
Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Lake Lock Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4HS
Inspected: 19 January 2022
Stanley Children's Centre
Long Causeway, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4JB
Inspected: 25 July 2013
Newton Hill Community School
Leeds Road, Newton Hill, Wakefield, WF1 2HR
Inspected: 30 September 2024
South Hiendley Primary School
George Street, South Hiendley, Barnsley, S72 9BY
Inspected: 23 November 2022
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School
The Mount, Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QW
Inspected: 31 January 2023
Rooks Nest Academy
Rook's Nest Road, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 3DX
Inspected: 19 May 2023
Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy
Methley Road, Castleford, WF10 1PN
Inspected: 22 December 2023
The King's School
Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4JF
Inspected: 28 November 2022
Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Station Road, Low Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7HH
Inspected: 24 June 2024
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract
Newgate, Pontefract, WF8 4AA
Inspected: 21 May 2024
St Michael's CofE Academy
Flanshaw Lane, Wakefield, WF2 9JA
Inspected: 18 April 2024
West End Academy
Regent Street, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4QJ
Inspected: 14 January 2025
Outwood Grange Academy
Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 2PF
Inspected: 10 June 2024
Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy
Durkar Lane, Wakefield, WF4 3HY
Inspected: 01 February 2024
Cedars Children's Centre
Barnsley Road, Hemsworth, Nr Pontefract, WF9 4PU
Inspected: 15 July 2011
Glasshoughton Infant Academy
Newfield Avenue, Castleford, WF10 4BH
Inspected: 09 May 2023
Pinderfields Hospital PRU
Imperial Avenue, Imperial Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 0LW
Inspected: 10 May 2023
Castleford Park Junior Academy
Medley Street, Castleford, WF10 4BB
Inspected: 24 May 2024
Methley Primary School
Savile Road, Methley, Leeds, LS26 9HT
Inspected: 14 November 2022
St Giles C of E Academy
Skinner Lane, Skinner Lane, Pontefract, WF8 1HG
Inspected: 31 January 2025
St Helen's CE Primary School
Moorshutt Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4EG
Inspected: 23 March 2023
Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery
Francis Street, Castleford, WF10 1HF
Inspected: 26 June 2025
Carleton High School
Green Lane, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NW
Inspected: 16 December 2024
Evolve Academy
St George's Road, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8BB
Inspected: 05 July 2024
Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs
St Paul's Drive, Alverthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0BT
Inspected: 11 November 2022
Compass Community School Hemsworth
Highfield Road, Hemsworth, WF9 4EA
Inspected: 25 November 2024
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Highfield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4LJ
Inspected: 15 December 2022
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School
Carleton Road, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NP
Inspected: 16 February 2023
Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Belmont Street, Streethouse, Pontefract, WF7 6DJ
Inspected: 17 November 2023
Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Wakefield Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5BG
Inspected: 18 April 2024
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School
Batley Road, Flanshaw, Wakefield, WF2 0AS
Inspected: 08 July 2024
Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd)
Wood Lane, Chapelthorpe, Wakefield, WF4 3JL
Inspected: 19 September 2024
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
Broadway, Wakefield, WF2 8AA
Inspected: 11 September 2024
Sharlston Community School
Woodside Crescent, Sharlston Common, Wakefield, WF4 1DH
Hammer Lane Academy
Woodside Crescent, Sharlston, Wakefield, WF4 1DH
Enrich Academy
Pontefract Road, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1LL
Crofton Infant School
High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NG
Newlands Primary School
Wakefield Road, Normanton, WF6 1BB
Outwood Academy Freeston
Favell Avenue, Normanton, WF6 1HZ
Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School
High Street, Normanton, WF6 1NR
Normanton Altofts Junior School
Ash Tree Gardens, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2NF
Walton Primary Academy
The Grove, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6LD
Oakhill Children's Centre
Hardwick Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5JB
Inspected: 29 January 2013
Fitzwilliam Primary School
Second Avenue, Pontefract, WF9 5BA
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School
Gordon Street, Pontefract, WF7 6LW
Inspected: 01 February 2024
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6AS
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Cutsyke Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 6BD
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy
North Close, Pontefract, WF7 6BQ
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill
Greenhill Road, Eastmoor, Wakefield, WF1 4LU
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Edward Street, Wakefield, WF1 3PF
King's Meadow Academy
Kinsley House Crescent, Pontefract, WF9 5BP
Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy
Aberford Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4NT
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
Bar Lane, Wakefield, WF1 3QX
Wakefield Girls' High School
Bond Street, Wakefield, WF1 2QS
Ackworth School
Pontefract Road, Ackworth, West Yorkshire, WF7 7LT
Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School
Margaret Street, Wakefield, Wakefield, WF1 2DG
Larks Hill Junior and Infant School
Larks Hill, Pontefract, WF8 4RJ
Ackworth Mill Dam School
Millgate, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7PH
Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4BW
Hendal Primary School
Hendal Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7QW
The Grange School
Methley Road, Castleford, WF10 1PN
Inspected: 13 January 2025
Half Acres Primary Academy
Temple Street, Castleford, WF10 5RE
Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy
Ashton Road, Castleford, WF10 5AX
Sunbeam Children's Centre
Lupset Crescent, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8RH
Inspected: 26 November 2010
Carleton Park Junior and Infant School
Moxon Close, Carleton Park, Pontefract, WF8 3PT
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9DD
Inspected: 01 February 2024
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Woodlands Crescent, Pontefract, WF9 4AB
Wrenthorpe Academy
Imperial Avenue, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0LW
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford
Lower Oxford Street, Castleford, WF10 4JB
Castleford Academy
Ferrybridge Road, Castleford, WF10 4JQ
Silcoates School
Silcoates Lane, Wrenthorpe, West Yorkshire, WF2 0PD



