Schools and Education in Stanley Ferry

There are 132 schools within 5 miles of Stanley Ferry town centre, including 83 primary and 14 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 93% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Kingsland Primary School, Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate and Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School. There are 6 schools rated below Good, making individual research important for families.

Total Schools
132
Primary
83
Secondary
14
Good / Outstanding
93%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

10
76
Outstanding (10) Good (76) Requires Improvement (6) Not yet inspected (40)
Kingsland Primary School Not applicable 0.9 miles Aberford Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4BA Inspected: 29 September 2023 Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate Primary 1.2 miles Canal Lane, Lofthouse Gate, Wakefield, WF3 3HU Inspected: 16 June 2023 Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School Primary 1.3 miles Lee Brig, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2LN Inspected: 17 January 2022 Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane Primary 1.7 miles Ledger Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 2PH Inspected: 18 July 2025 Oulton Academy Secondary 2.1 miles Pennington Lane, Oulton, Leeds, LS26 8EX Inspected: 03 May 2024 CAPA College 16 plus 2.4 miles Carnforth Avenue, Wakefield, WF1 2QN Inspected: 18 March 2022 Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School Primary 2.7 miles Royds Lane, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0BJ Inspected: 09 May 2024 Hall Cliffe Primary School Not applicable 2.7 miles Wrenthorpe Lane, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0QB Inspected: 01 August 2023 Jerry Clay Academy Primary 2.8 miles Jerry Clay Lane, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0NP Inspected: 23 November 2023 Trinity Academy Cathedral Secondary 3.3 miles Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QF Inspected: 20 July 2022
Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 0.7 miles Lake Lock Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4HS Inspected: 19 January 2022 Stanley Children's Centre 0.8 miles Long Causeway, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4JB Inspected: 25 July 2013 Meadowcroft School Not applicable 1.2 miles Bar Lane, Wakefield, WF1 4AD Inspected: 02 July 2024 Martin Frobisher Infant School Primary 1.3 miles Church Road, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2NU Inspected: 21 September 2022 Outwood Academy City Fields Secondary 1.4 miles Arncliffe Road, Wakefield, WF1 4SF Inspected: 06 May 2022 Rooks Nest Academy Primary 1.4 miles Rook's Nest Road, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 3DX Inspected: 19 May 2023 Ivy Lane School Not applicable 1.4 miles Ivy Lane, Ivy Lane, WF1 4AZ Inspected: 27 October 2025 Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill Primary 1.5 miles Irwin Crescent, Wakefield, WF1 4QY Inspected: 19 October 2022 Pinmoor Children's Centre 1.6 miles Eastmoor Road, Wakefield, WF1 3SQ Inspected: 01 April 2011 Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School Primary 1.6 miles Eastmoor Road, Wakefield, WF1 3SQ Inspected: 12 October 2023 Newton Hill Community School Primary 1.7 miles Leeds Road, Newton Hill, Wakefield, WF1 2HR Inspected: 30 September 2024 Butterflies Children's Centre 1.9 miles Wakefield Road, Normanton, WF6 1BB Inspected: 13 July 2011 Normanton Junior Academy Primary 2 miles Church Lane, Normanton, WF6 1EY Inspected: 14 September 2023 Outwood Grange Academy Secondary 2 miles Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 2PF Inspected: 10 June 2024 Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 2.1 miles Charles Street, Wakefield, WF1 4PE Inspected: 25 May 2023 Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School Primary 2.1 miles Belgravia Road, Wakefield, WF1 3JP Inspected: 19 October 2023 Heart of Yorkshire Education Group 16 plus 2.2 miles Margaret Street, Wakefield, WF1 2DH Inspected: 13 November 2023 Rodillian Academy Secondary 2.2 miles Robertsgate, Lofthouse, Wakefield, WF3 3PS Inspected: 05 March 2025 St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Beckbridge Lane, Normanton, WF6 2HZ Inspected: 16 January 2024 Pinderfields Hospital PRU Not applicable 2.4 miles Imperial Avenue, Imperial Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 0LW Inspected: 10 May 2023 Normanton Common Primary Academy Primary 2.5 miles Castleford Road, Normanton, WF6 1QU Inspected: 25 September 2024 Carlton Primary School Primary 2.5 miles New Road, Carlton, Wakefield, WF3 3RE Inspected: 03 February 2025 Wakefield Lawefield Primary School Primary 2.7 miles Chald Lane, Wakefield, WF2 8ST Inspected: 10 September 2024 Rothwell Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Talbot Terrace, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0DJ Inspected: 27 September 2023 Robin Hood Primary School Primary 2.8 miles St Davids Close, Robin Hood, Wakefield, WF3 3BG Inspected: 11 July 2023 Sandal Magna Community Academy Primary 2.9 miles Belle Vue Road, Agbrigg, Wakefield, WF1 5NF Inspected: 08 December 2022 The Castle Children's Centre 2.9 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF1 5NU Inspected: 21 October 2010 The Castle Nursery School Nursery 2.9 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF1 5NU Inspected: 17 October 2023 Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource Primary 3 miles Field Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7RU Inspected: 25 September 2023 Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs Primary 3 miles St Paul's Drive, Alverthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0BT Inspected: 11 November 2022 Thorpe Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Lynton Avenue, Thorpe, Wakefield, WF3 3DG Inspected: 19 May 2023 St Michael's CofE Academy Primary 3.2 miles Flanshaw Lane, Wakefield, WF2 9JA Inspected: 18 April 2024 Sharlston Children's Centre 3.2 miles Woodside Crescent, Sharlston Common, Wakefield, WF4 1DH Inspected: 09 August 2013 St Thomas ? Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy Secondary 3.3 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6EQ Inspected: 25 May 2023 Oulton Primary School Primary 3.3 miles Green Lea, Oulton, Leeds, LS26 8NT Inspected: 17 November 2022 Rothwell Children's Centre 3.4 miles Cornwall Crescent, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0RA Inspected: 17 February 2011 Victoria Junior School Primary 3.4 miles Cornwall Crescent, Wood Lane, Leeds, LS26 0RA Inspected: 07 July 2023 Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School Primary 3.4 miles Shay Lane, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NN Inspected: 27 March 2024 Cockburn Haigh Road Academy Primary 3.5 miles High Ridge Park, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0NQ Inspected: 26 January 2024 The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School Primary 3.5 miles The Mount, Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QW Inspected: 31 January 2023 Methley Primary School Primary 3.5 miles Savile Road, Methley, Leeds, LS26 9HT Inspected: 14 November 2022 Woodlesford Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Church Street, Woodlesford, Leeds, LS26 8RD Inspected: 28 June 2023 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 Crofton Academy Secondary 3.7 miles High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NF Inspected: 26 September 2023 Crofton Junior School Primary 3.8 miles Slack Lane, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1HJ Inspected: 15 September 2023 Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy Primary 3.9 miles Methley Road, Castleford, WF10 1PN Inspected: 22 December 2023 Clapgate Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Cranmore Drive, Leeds, LS10 4AW Inspected: 23 September 2024 Sharp Lane Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Thorstle Road North, Middleton, Leeds, LS10 4QE Inspected: 23 December 2023 Evolve Academy Not applicable 3.9 miles St George's Road, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8BB Inspected: 05 July 2024 Elements Primary School Primary 4 miles Acre Mount, Middleton, Leeds, LS10 4WR Inspected: 16 March 2023 Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy Secondary 4.1 miles Middleton Park Road, Middleton, Leeds, LS10 4AX Inspected: 08 July 2024 Middleton Children's Centre 4.1 miles Middleton Park Avenue, Middleton, Leeds, LS10 4HY Inspected: 07 October 2011 Broomfield South SILC Not applicable 4.2 miles Broom Place, Leeds, LS10 3JP Inspected: 17 May 2023 Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School Primary 4.3 miles Wakefield Road, Flushdyke, Ossett, WF5 9AN Inspected: 11 November 2022 Ardsley and Tingley Children's Centre 4.4 miles Smithy Lane, Smithy Lane, Wakefield, WF3 1QQ Inspected: 13 April 2015 Kettlethorpe High School Secondary 4.4 miles Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7EL Inspected: 21 September 2022 Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Moor Flatts Road, Leeds, LS10 3SW Inspected: 18 July 2022 Springwell Leeds Academy Not applicable 4.5 miles Middleton Road, Leeds, LS10 3JA Inspected: 21 May 2025 Southway Independent School Not applicable 4.5 miles Middleton Road, Leeds, LS10 3JA Inspected: 12 September 2025 St Philip's Catholic Primary School Primary 4.6 miles St Philips Avenue, Middleton, Leeds, LS10 3SL Inspected: 22 December 2023 Westwood Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Bodmin Garth, Leeds, LS10 4NU Inspected: 05 February 2024 Towngate Primary Academy Primary 4.6 miles Whitley Spring Road, Ossett, WF5 0QA Inspected: 20 November 2024 Great Preston VC CofE Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Preston Lane, Great Preston, Leeds, LS26 8AR Inspected: 01 August 2023 Ossett South Parade Primary Primary 4.6 miles Fairfield Road, South Parade, Wakefield, WF5 0DZ Inspected: 07 May 2024 Hill Top Primary Academy Primary 4.7 miles Batley Road, West Ardsley, Wakefield, WF3 1HD Inspected: 25 September 2024 Windmill Children's Centre 4.7 miles Windmill Road, Windmill Road, Leeds, LS10 3HG Inspected: 21 April 2011 Windmill Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Windmill Road, Leeds, LS10 3HQ Inspected: 25 April 2024 Allerton Bywater Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Leeds Road, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, WF10 2DR Inspected: 22 June 2023 Horbury Primary Academy Primary 4.7 miles Northfield Lane, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5DW Inspected: 09 February 2023 Featherstone Girnhill Infant School Primary 4.8 miles Hardwick Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5JB Inspected: 24 June 2024 Westerton Primary Academy Primary 4.8 miles Hesketh Lane, Tingley, Wakefield, WF3 1AR Inspected: 07 December 2023 Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy Primary 4.9 miles Durkar Lane, Wakefield, WF4 3HY Inspected: 01 February 2024 Highfield School Not applicable 4.9 miles Gawthorpe Lane, Ossett, WF5 9BS Inspected: 30 January 2024 Featherstone Purston Infant School Primary 4.9 miles Nunn's Lane, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5HF Inspected: 29 March 2023 Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery Primary 4.9 miles Francis Street, Castleford, WF10 1HF Inspected: 26 June 2025
Lofthouse Children's Centre 2.2 miles Robertsgate, Lofthouse, Wakefield, WF3 3PS Inspected: 24 April 2014 Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School Primary 2.9 miles Batley Road, Flanshaw, Wakefield, WF2 0AS Inspected: 08 July 2024 Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary 3.2 miles Belmont Street, Streethouse, Pontefract, WF7 6DJ Inspected: 17 November 2023 Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Broadway, Wakefield, WF2 8AA Inspected: 11 September 2024 Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary 4.8 miles Wakefield Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5BG Inspected: 18 April 2024 Hall Cliffe School Not applicable 4.9 miles Dovecote Lane, Wakefield, WF4 6BB Inspected: 17 December 2025
Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy Primary 0.5 miles Aberford Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4NT Normanton Altofts Junior School Primary 1.5 miles Ash Tree Gardens, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2NF Altofts Junior Academy Primary 1.5 miles Ash Tree Gardens, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2NF Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill Primary 1.7 miles Greenhill Road, Eastmoor, Wakefield, WF1 4LU St Austin's Catholic Primary School Primary 1.8 miles Edward Street, Wakefield, WF1 3PF Newlands Primary School Primary 1.9 miles Wakefield Road, Normanton, WF6 1BB Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Not applicable 2 miles Bar Lane, Wakefield, WF1 3QX Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School Primary 2.1 miles High Street, Normanton, WF6 1NR Wakefield Girls' High School Not applicable 2.1 miles Bond Street, Wakefield, WF1 2QS Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School Not applicable 2.2 miles Margaret Street, Wakefield, Wakefield, WF1 2DG Outwood Academy Freeston Secondary 2.3 miles Favell Avenue, Normanton, WF6 1HZ Wrenthorpe Academy Primary 2.4 miles Imperial Avenue, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0LW Silcoates School Not applicable 2.9 miles Silcoates Lane, Wrenthorpe, West Yorkshire, WF2 0PD East Ardsley Primary Academy Primary 3.2 miles Main Street, East Ardsley, Wakefield, WF3 2BA Sharlston Community School Primary 3.2 miles Woodside Crescent, Sharlston Common, Wakefield, WF4 1DH Hammer Lane Academy Not applicable 3.2 miles Woodside Crescent, Sharlston, Wakefield, WF4 1DH Enrich Academy Not applicable 3.3 miles Pontefract Road, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1LL Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell Primary 3.3 miles Queensway, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0NB English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary 3.4 miles Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9DD Inspected: 01 February 2024 Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate Primary 3.6 miles Brandy Carr Road, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, WF2 0RS Sunbeam Children's Centre 3.6 miles Lupset Crescent, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8RH Inspected: 26 November 2010 Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6AS Crofton Infant School Primary 3.8 miles High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NG The Grange School Not applicable 3.9 miles Methley Road, Castleford, WF10 1PN Inspected: 13 January 2025 Walton Primary Academy Primary 4.1 miles The Grove, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6LD St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy Secondary 4.2 miles Cutsyke Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 6BD Middleton Primary School Primary 4.3 miles Middleton Park Avenue, Leeds, LS10 4HU Half Acres Primary Academy Primary 4.4 miles Temple Street, Castleford, WF10 5RE Blackgates Primary Academy Primary 4.4 miles Smithy Lane, Tingley, Wakefield, WF3 1QQ Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy Primary 4.4 miles North Close, Pontefract, WF7 6BQ Villages East Children's Centre 4.6 miles Preston Lane, Preston Lane, Leeds, LS26 8AR Horbury Academy Secondary 4.6 miles Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5HE Smawthorne Henry Moore Academy Primary 4.7 miles Ashton Road, Castleford, WF10 5AX Swillington Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Church Lane, Swillington, Leeds, LS26 8DX Brigshaw High School Secondary 4.8 miles Brigshaw Lane, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, WF10 2HR Oakhill Children's Centre 4.8 miles Hardwick Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5JB Inspected: 29 January 2013 Hendal Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Hendal Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7QW Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School Primary 4.8 miles Gordon Street, Pontefract, WF7 6LW Inspected: 01 February 2024 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford Primary 4.9 miles Lower Oxford Street, Castleford, WF10 4JB Castleford Academy Secondary 5 miles Ferrybridge Road, Castleford, WF10 4JQ