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

11
61
Outstanding (11) Good (61) Requires Improvement (5) Not yet inspected (38)
Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School Primary 2.5 miles Lee Brig, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2LN Inspected: 17 January 2022 CAPA College 16 plus 3.7 miles Carnforth Avenue, Wakefield, WF1 2QN Inspected: 18 March 2022 Kingsland Primary School 3.8 miles Aberford Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4BA Inspected: 29 September 2023 Trinity Academy Cathedral Secondary 4 miles Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QF Inspected: 20 July 2022 Oakfield Park School 4.1 miles Barnsley Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7DT Inspected: 29 April 2025 New College Pontefract 16 plus 4.2 miles Park Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4QR Inspected: 06 July 2023 Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate Primary 4.3 miles Canal Lane, Lofthouse Gate, Wakefield, WF3 3HU Inspected: 16 June 2023 Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane Primary 4.5 miles Ledger Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 2PH Inspected: 18 July 2025 Crigglestone Nursery School Nursery 4.7 miles High Street, Crigglestone, Wakefield, WF4 3EB Inspected: 03 April 2025 Hall Cliffe Primary School 4.9 miles Wrenthorpe Lane, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0QB Inspected: 01 August 2023 Oulton Academy Secondary 4.9 miles Pennington Lane, Oulton, Leeds, LS26 8EX Inspected: 03 May 2024
Sharlston Children's Centre 0.3 miles Woodside Crescent, Sharlston Common, Wakefield, WF4 1DH Inspected: 09 August 2013 Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School Primary 1 miles Shay Lane, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NN Inspected: 27 March 2024 Crofton Academy Secondary 1 miles High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NF Inspected: 26 September 2023 Crofton Junior School Primary 1 miles Slack Lane, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1HJ Inspected: 15 September 2023 Butterflies Children's Centre 1.5 miles Wakefield Road, Normanton, WF6 1BB Inspected: 13 July 2011 Normanton Junior Academy Primary 1.8 miles Church Lane, Normanton, WF6 1EY Inspected: 14 September 2023 St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Primary 2 miles Beckbridge Lane, Normanton, WF6 2HZ Inspected: 16 January 2024 Featherstone Girnhill Infant School Primary 2.3 miles Hardwick Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5JB Inspected: 24 June 2024 Normanton Common Primary Academy Primary 2.5 miles Castleford Road, Normanton, WF6 1QU Inspected: 25 September 2024 Featherstone Purston Infant School Primary 2.5 miles Nunn's Lane, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5HF Inspected: 29 March 2023 Sandal Magna Community Academy Primary 2.6 miles Belle Vue Road, Agbrigg, Wakefield, WF1 5NF Inspected: 08 December 2022 Outwood Academy City Fields Secondary 2.6 miles Arncliffe Road, Wakefield, WF1 4SF Inspected: 06 May 2022 Martin Frobisher Infant School Primary 2.7 miles Church Road, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2NU Inspected: 21 September 2022 St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy Secondary 2.7 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6EQ Inspected: 25 May 2023 The Castle Children's Centre 2.8 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF1 5NU Inspected: 21 October 2010 The Castle Nursery School Nursery 2.8 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF1 5NU Inspected: 17 October 2023 Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill Primary 2.8 miles Irwin Crescent, Wakefield, WF1 4QY Inspected: 19 October 2022 Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Charles Street, Wakefield, WF1 4PE Inspected: 25 May 2023 Ivy Lane School 2.9 miles Ivy Lane, Ivy Lane, WF1 4AZ Inspected: 27 October 2025 Pinmoor Children's Centre 3.1 miles Eastmoor Road, Wakefield, WF1 3SQ Inspected: 01 April 2011 Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School Primary 3.1 miles Eastmoor Road, Wakefield, WF1 3SQ Inspected: 12 October 2023 The Featherstone Academy Secondary 3.2 miles Leatham Crescent, Pontefract, WF7 5AJ Inspected: 25 May 2022 Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary 3.2 miles Chapel Street, Ryhill, Wakefield, WF4 2AD Inspected: 01 February 2024 Meadowcroft School 3.3 miles Bar Lane, Wakefield, WF1 4AD Inspected: 02 July 2024 Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource Primary 3.3 miles Field Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7RU Inspected: 25 September 2023 Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green Primary 3.4 miles Cow Lane, Wakefield, WF4 2BE Inspected: 24 November 2022 Heart of Yorkshire Education Group 16 plus 3.6 miles Margaret Street, Wakefield, WF1 2DH Inspected: 13 November 2023 Kettlethorpe High School Secondary 3.7 miles Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7EL Inspected: 21 September 2022 Acorn Children's Centre 3.7 miles College Grove, Castleford, WF10 5NS Inspected: 17 April 2012 Ackton Pastures Primary Academy Primary 3.7 miles College Grove, Whitwood, Castleford, WF10 5NS Inspected: 04 May 2023 Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane Primary 3.7 miles Bell Lane, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7JH Inspected: 11 November 2022 Wakefield Lawefield Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Chald Lane, Wakefield, WF2 8ST Inspected: 10 September 2024 Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School Primary 3.8 miles Belgravia Road, Wakefield, WF1 3JP Inspected: 19 October 2023 Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Lake Lock Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4HS Inspected: 19 January 2022 Stanley Children's Centre 3.9 miles Long Causeway, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4JB Inspected: 25 July 2013 Newton Hill Community School Primary 4 miles Leeds Road, Newton Hill, Wakefield, WF1 2HR Inspected: 30 September 2024 South Hiendley Primary School Primary 4.1 miles George Street, South Hiendley, Barnsley, S72 9BY Inspected: 23 November 2022 The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School Primary 4.1 miles The Mount, Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QW Inspected: 31 January 2023 Rooks Nest Academy Primary 4.2 miles Rook's Nest Road, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 3DX Inspected: 19 May 2023 Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy Primary 4.2 miles Methley Road, Castleford, WF10 1PN Inspected: 22 December 2023 The King's School Secondary 4.2 miles Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4JF Inspected: 28 November 2022 Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Primary 4.2 miles Station Road, Low Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7HH Inspected: 24 June 2024 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract Primary 4.4 miles Newgate, Pontefract, WF8 4AA Inspected: 21 May 2024 St Michael's CofE Academy Primary 4.5 miles Flanshaw Lane, Wakefield, WF2 9JA Inspected: 18 April 2024 West End Academy Primary 4.6 miles Regent Street, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4QJ Inspected: 14 January 2025 Outwood Grange Academy Secondary 4.6 miles Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 2PF Inspected: 10 June 2024 Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy Primary 4.6 miles Durkar Lane, Wakefield, WF4 3HY Inspected: 01 February 2024 Cedars Children's Centre 4.7 miles Barnsley Road, Hemsworth, Nr Pontefract, WF9 4PU Inspected: 15 July 2011 Glasshoughton Infant Academy Primary 4.7 miles Newfield Avenue, Castleford, WF10 4BH Inspected: 09 May 2023 Pinderfields Hospital PRU 4.7 miles Imperial Avenue, Imperial Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 0LW Inspected: 10 May 2023 Castleford Park Junior Academy Primary 4.8 miles Medley Street, Castleford, WF10 4BB Inspected: 24 May 2024 Methley Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Savile Road, Methley, Leeds, LS26 9HT Inspected: 14 November 2022 St Giles C of E Academy Primary 4.8 miles Skinner Lane, Skinner Lane, Pontefract, WF8 1HG Inspected: 31 January 2025 St Helen's CE Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Moorshutt Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4EG Inspected: 23 March 2023 Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery Primary 4.9 miles Francis Street, Castleford, WF10 1HF Inspected: 26 June 2025 Carleton High School Secondary 4.9 miles Green Lane, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NW Inspected: 16 December 2024 Evolve Academy 4.9 miles St George's Road, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8BB Inspected: 05 July 2024 Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs Primary 4.9 miles St Paul's Drive, Alverthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0BT Inspected: 11 November 2022 Compass Community School Hemsworth 4.9 miles Highfield Road, Hemsworth, WF9 4EA Inspected: 25 November 2024 Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Highfield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4LJ Inspected: 15 December 2022 The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School Primary 5 miles Carleton Road, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NP Inspected: 16 February 2023
Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary 0.7 miles Belmont Street, Streethouse, Pontefract, WF7 6DJ Inspected: 17 November 2023 Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary 2.4 miles Wakefield Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5BG Inspected: 18 April 2024 Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School Primary 4.5 miles Batley Road, Flanshaw, Wakefield, WF2 0AS Inspected: 08 July 2024 Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd) 4.6 miles Wood Lane, Chapelthorpe, Wakefield, WF4 3JL Inspected: 19 September 2024 Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Broadway, Wakefield, WF2 8AA Inspected: 11 September 2024
Sharlston Community School Primary 0.3 miles Woodside Crescent, Sharlston Common, Wakefield, WF4 1DH Hammer Lane Academy 0.3 miles Woodside Crescent, Sharlston, Wakefield, WF4 1DH Enrich Academy 0.6 miles Pontefract Road, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1LL Crofton Infant School Primary 1.1 miles High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NG Newlands Primary School Primary 1.5 miles Wakefield Road, Normanton, WF6 1BB Outwood Academy Freeston Secondary 1.7 miles Favell Avenue, Normanton, WF6 1HZ Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School Primary 1.9 miles High Street, Normanton, WF6 1NR Normanton Altofts Junior School Primary 2.3 miles Ash Tree Gardens, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2NF Walton Primary Academy Primary 2.3 miles The Grove, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6LD Oakhill Children's Centre 2.3 miles Hardwick Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5JB Inspected: 29 January 2013 Fitzwilliam Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Second Avenue, Pontefract, WF9 5BA Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School Primary 2.9 miles Gordon Street, Pontefract, WF7 6LW Inspected: 01 February 2024 Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6AS St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy Secondary 2.9 miles Cutsyke Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 6BD Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy Primary 3 miles North Close, Pontefract, WF7 6BQ Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill Primary 3 miles Greenhill Road, Eastmoor, Wakefield, WF1 4LU St Austin's Catholic Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Edward Street, Wakefield, WF1 3PF King's Meadow Academy Primary 3.3 miles Kinsley House Crescent, Pontefract, WF9 5BP Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy Primary 3.4 miles Aberford Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4NT Queen Elizabeth Grammar School 3.6 miles Bar Lane, Wakefield, WF1 3QX Wakefield Girls' High School 3.6 miles Bond Street, Wakefield, WF1 2QS Ackworth School 3.7 miles Pontefract Road, Ackworth, West Yorkshire, WF7 7LT Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School 3.7 miles Margaret Street, Wakefield, Wakefield, WF1 2DG Larks Hill Junior and Infant School Primary 4.1 miles Larks Hill, Pontefract, WF8 4RJ Ackworth Mill Dam School Primary 4.1 miles Millgate, Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7 7PH Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Primary 4.1 miles Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4BW Hendal Primary School Primary 4.2 miles Hendal Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7QW The Grange School 4.2 miles Methley Road, Castleford, WF10 1PN Inspected: 13 January 2025 Half Acres Primary Academy Primary 4.2 miles Temple Street, Castleford, WF10 5RE Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy Primary 4.2 miles Ashton Road, Castleford, WF10 5AX Sunbeam Children's Centre 4.4 miles Lupset Crescent, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8RH Inspected: 26 November 2010 Carleton Park Junior and Infant School Primary 4.5 miles Moxon Close, Carleton Park, Pontefract, WF8 3PT English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary 4.6 miles Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9DD Inspected: 01 February 2024 Outwood Academy Hemsworth Secondary 4.6 miles Woodlands Crescent, Pontefract, WF9 4AB Wrenthorpe Academy Primary 4.7 miles Imperial Avenue, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0LW St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford Primary 4.8 miles Lower Oxford Street, Castleford, WF10 4JB Castleford Academy Secondary 4.8 miles Ferrybridge Road, Castleford, WF10 4JQ Silcoates School 4.9 miles Silcoates Lane, Wrenthorpe, West Yorkshire, WF2 0PD