Schools and Education in Stanley

There are 133 schools within 5 miles of Stanley town centre, including 82 primary and 16 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 95% are rated Good or Outstanding. Notable Outstanding schools include Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate, Kingsland Primary School and Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane. There are 5 schools rated below Good, making individual research important for families.

Total Schools
133
Primary
82
Secondary
16
Good / Outstanding
95%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

11
78
Outstanding (11) Good (78) Requires Improvement (5) Not yet inspected (39)
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate Primary 0.4 miles Canal Lane, Lofthouse Gate, Wakefield, WF3 3HU Inspected: 16 June 2023 Kingsland Primary School Not applicable 0.7 miles Aberford Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4BA Inspected: 29 September 2023 Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane Primary 1.2 miles Ledger Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 2PH Inspected: 18 July 2025 Oulton Academy Secondary 1.7 miles Pennington Lane, Oulton, Leeds, LS26 8EX Inspected: 03 May 2024 Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School Primary 2 miles Lee Brig, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2LN Inspected: 17 January 2022 Rothwell St Mary's RC Primary School Primary 2.1 miles Royds Lane, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0BJ Inspected: 09 May 2024 Hall Cliffe Primary School Not applicable 2.4 miles Wrenthorpe Lane, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0QB Inspected: 01 August 2023 Jerry Clay Academy Primary 2.4 miles Jerry Clay Lane, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0NP Inspected: 23 November 2023 CAPA College 16 plus 2.5 miles Carnforth Avenue, Wakefield, WF1 2QN Inspected: 18 March 2022 Trinity Academy Cathedral Secondary 3.5 miles Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QF Inspected: 20 July 2022 Cockburn School Secondary 4.5 miles Gipsy Lane, Gipsy Lane, Leeds, LS11 5TT Inspected: 29 April 2022
Stanley Children's Centre 127 yards Long Causeway, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4JB Inspected: 25 July 2013 Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 0.2 miles Lake Lock Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4HS Inspected: 19 January 2022 Rooks Nest Academy Primary 0.9 miles Rook's Nest Road, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 3DX Inspected: 19 May 2023 Rodillian Academy Secondary 1.4 miles Robertsgate, Lofthouse, Wakefield, WF3 3PS Inspected: 05 March 2025 Meadowcroft School Not applicable 1.4 miles Bar Lane, Wakefield, WF1 4AD Inspected: 02 July 2024 Newton Hill Community School Primary 1.5 miles Leeds Road, Newton Hill, Wakefield, WF1 2HR Inspected: 30 September 2024 Outwood Grange Academy Secondary 1.5 miles Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, WF1 2PF Inspected: 10 June 2024 Carlton Primary School Primary 1.7 miles New Road, Carlton, Wakefield, WF3 3RE Inspected: 03 February 2025 Ivy Lane School Not applicable 1.8 miles Ivy Lane, Ivy Lane, WF1 4AZ Inspected: 27 October 2025 Outwood Academy City Fields Secondary 1.9 miles Arncliffe Road, Wakefield, WF1 4SF Inspected: 06 May 2022 Martin Frobisher Infant School Primary 1.9 miles Church Road, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2NU Inspected: 21 September 2022 Robin Hood Primary School Primary 1.9 miles St Davids Close, Robin Hood, Wakefield, WF3 3BG Inspected: 11 July 2023 Pinmoor Children's Centre 1.9 miles Eastmoor Road, Wakefield, WF1 3SQ Inspected: 01 April 2011 Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School Primary 1.9 miles Eastmoor Road, Wakefield, WF1 3SQ Inspected: 12 October 2023 Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill Primary 2 miles Irwin Crescent, Wakefield, WF1 4QY Inspected: 19 October 2022 Pinderfields Hospital PRU Not applicable 2 miles Imperial Avenue, Imperial Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 0LW Inspected: 10 May 2023 Rothwell Primary School Primary 2.1 miles Talbot Terrace, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0DJ Inspected: 27 September 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 Thorpe Primary School Primary 2.3 miles Lynton Avenue, Thorpe, Wakefield, WF3 3DG Inspected: 19 May 2023 Heart of Yorkshire Education Group 16 plus 2.3 miles Margaret Street, Wakefield, WF1 2DH Inspected: 13 November 2023 Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary 2.5 miles Charles Street, Wakefield, WF1 4PE Inspected: 25 May 2023 Rothwell Children's Centre 2.7 miles Cornwall Crescent, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0RA Inspected: 17 February 2011 Victoria Junior School Primary 2.7 miles Cornwall Crescent, Wood Lane, Leeds, LS26 0RA Inspected: 07 July 2023 Cockburn Haigh Road Academy Primary 2.7 miles High Ridge Park, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0NQ Inspected: 26 January 2024 Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs Primary 2.8 miles St Paul's Drive, Alverthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0BT Inspected: 11 November 2022 Normanton Junior Academy Primary 2.8 miles Church Lane, Normanton, WF6 1EY Inspected: 14 September 2023 Oulton Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Green Lea, Oulton, Leeds, LS26 8NT Inspected: 17 November 2022 Butterflies Children's Centre 2.8 miles Wakefield Road, Normanton, WF6 1BB Inspected: 13 July 2011 Wakefield Lawefield Primary School Primary 2.9 miles Chald Lane, Wakefield, WF2 8ST Inspected: 10 September 2024 Sharp Lane Primary School Primary 3 miles Thorstle Road North, Middleton, Leeds, LS10 4QE Inspected: 23 December 2023 Clapgate Primary School Primary 3 miles Cranmore Drive, Leeds, LS10 4AW Inspected: 23 September 2024 St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School Primary 3.1 miles Beckbridge Lane, Normanton, WF6 2HZ Inspected: 16 January 2024 Woodlesford Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Church Street, Woodlesford, Leeds, LS26 8RD Inspected: 28 June 2023 Elements Primary School Primary 3.2 miles Acre Mount, Middleton, Leeds, LS10 4WR Inspected: 16 March 2023 Normanton Common Primary Academy Primary 3.2 miles Castleford Road, Normanton, WF6 1QU Inspected: 25 September 2024 St Michael's CofE Academy Primary 3.2 miles Flanshaw Lane, Wakefield, WF2 9JA Inspected: 18 April 2024 Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy Secondary 3.2 miles Middleton Park Road, Middleton, Leeds, LS10 4AX Inspected: 08 July 2024 Middleton Children's Centre 3.3 miles Middleton Park Avenue, Middleton, Leeds, LS10 4HY Inspected: 07 October 2011 Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource Primary 3.3 miles Field Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7RU Inspected: 25 September 2023 Broomfield South SILC Not applicable 3.4 miles Broom Place, Leeds, LS10 3JP Inspected: 17 May 2023 The Castle Children's Centre 3.4 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF1 5NU Inspected: 21 October 2010 The Castle Nursery School Nursery 3.4 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF1 5NU Inspected: 17 October 2023 Sandal Magna Community Academy Primary 3.4 miles Belle Vue Road, Agbrigg, Wakefield, WF1 5NF Inspected: 08 December 2022 Middleton St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary 3.6 miles Moor Flatts Road, Leeds, LS10 3SW Inspected: 18 July 2022 Ardsley and Tingley Children's Centre 3.6 miles Smithy Lane, Smithy Lane, Wakefield, WF3 1QQ Inspected: 13 April 2015 The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School Primary 3.6 miles The Mount, Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QW Inspected: 31 January 2023 Springwell Leeds Academy Not applicable 3.7 miles Middleton Road, Leeds, LS10 3JA Inspected: 21 May 2025 Southway Independent School Not applicable 3.7 miles Middleton Road, Leeds, LS10 3JA Inspected: 12 September 2025 St Philip's Catholic Primary School Primary 3.7 miles St Philips Avenue, Middleton, Leeds, LS10 3SL Inspected: 22 December 2023 Methley Primary School Primary 3.7 miles Savile Road, Methley, Leeds, LS26 9HT Inspected: 14 November 2022 Westwood Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Bodmin Garth, Leeds, LS10 4NU Inspected: 05 February 2024 St Thomas ? Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy Secondary 3.8 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6EQ Inspected: 25 May 2023 Windmill Children's Centre 3.8 miles Windmill Road, Windmill Road, Leeds, LS10 3HG Inspected: 21 April 2011 Windmill Primary School Primary 3.8 miles Windmill Road, Leeds, LS10 3HQ Inspected: 25 April 2024 Evolve Academy Not applicable 4 miles St George's Road, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8BB Inspected: 05 July 2024 Hill Top Primary Academy Primary 4 miles Batley Road, West Ardsley, Wakefield, WF3 1HD Inspected: 25 September 2024 Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School Primary 4 miles Wakefield Road, Flushdyke, Ossett, WF5 9AN Inspected: 11 November 2022 Westerton Primary Academy Primary 4.1 miles Hesketh Lane, Tingley, Wakefield, WF3 1AR Inspected: 07 December 2023 Sharlston Children's Centre 4.1 miles Woodside Crescent, Sharlston Common, Wakefield, WF4 1DH Inspected: 09 August 2013 Cockburn John Charles Academy Secondary 4.2 miles Definitive Bridleway LEEDS 203, Leeds, LS10 2JU Inspected: 17 June 2022 Acorn Children's Centre 4.2 miles College Grove, Castleford, WF10 5NS Inspected: 17 April 2012 Ackton Pastures Primary Academy Primary 4.2 miles College Grove, Whitwood, Castleford, WF10 5NS Inspected: 04 May 2023 Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School Primary 4.3 miles Shay Lane, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NN Inspected: 27 March 2024 Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy Primary 4.3 miles Methley Road, Castleford, WF10 1PN Inspected: 22 December 2023 Towngate Primary Academy Primary 4.4 miles Whitley Spring Road, Ossett, WF5 0QA Inspected: 20 November 2024 Hunslet Carr Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Woodhouse Hill Road, Hunslet, Leeds, LS10 2DN Inspected: 20 January 2022 Highfield School Not applicable 4.4 miles Gawthorpe Lane, Ossett, WF5 9BS Inspected: 30 January 2024 Ossett South Parade Primary Primary 4.5 miles Fairfield Road, South Parade, Wakefield, WF5 0DZ Inspected: 07 May 2024 Crofton Academy Secondary 4.5 miles High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NF Inspected: 26 September 2023 Woodkirk Academy Secondary 4.6 miles Rein Road, Tingley, Wakefield, WF3 1JQ Inspected: 15 May 2023 Crofton Junior School Primary 4.6 miles Slack Lane, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1HJ Inspected: 15 September 2023 Great Preston VC CofE Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Preston Lane, Great Preston, Leeds, LS26 8AR Inspected: 01 August 2023 Horbury Primary Academy Primary 4.8 miles Northfield Lane, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5DW Inspected: 09 February 2023 Gawthorpe Community Academy Primary 4.8 miles High Street, Gawthorpe, Ossett, WF5 9QP Inspected: 03 March 2023 Hunslet Children's Centre 4.9 miles Whitfield Avenue, Hunslet, Leeds, LS10 2QE Inspected: 01 December 2011 Kettlethorpe High School Secondary 4.9 miles Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7EL Inspected: 21 September 2022 Allerton Bywater Primary School Primary 4.9 miles Leeds Road, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, WF10 2DR Inspected: 22 June 2023 South Ossett Infant Academy Primary 4.9 miles Vicar Lane, Ossett, WF5 0BE Inspected: 01 February 2024
Lofthouse Children's Centre 1.4 miles Robertsgate, Lofthouse, Wakefield, WF3 3PS Inspected: 24 April 2014 Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School Primary 2.8 miles Batley Road, Flanshaw, Wakefield, WF2 0AS Inspected: 08 July 2024 Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School Primary 3.9 miles Broadway, Wakefield, WF2 8AA Inspected: 11 September 2024 Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School Primary 4.1 miles Belmont Street, Streethouse, Pontefract, WF7 6DJ Inspected: 17 November 2023 Hall Cliffe School Not applicable 4.9 miles Dovecote Lane, Wakefield, WF4 6BB Inspected: 17 December 2025
Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy Primary 0.6 miles Aberford Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4NT Wrenthorpe Academy Primary 2 miles Imperial Avenue, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0LW St Austin's Catholic Primary School Primary 2 miles Edward Street, Wakefield, WF1 3PF Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill Primary 2.1 miles Greenhill Road, Eastmoor, Wakefield, WF1 4LU Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Not applicable 2.1 miles Bar Lane, Wakefield, WF1 3QX Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School Not applicable 2.2 miles Margaret Street, Wakefield, Wakefield, WF1 2DG Wakefield Girls' High School Not applicable 2.3 miles Bond Street, Wakefield, WF1 2QS Normanton Altofts Junior School Primary 2.3 miles Ash Tree Gardens, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2NF Altofts Junior Academy Primary 2.3 miles Ash Tree Gardens, Altofts, Normanton, WF6 2NF East Ardsley Primary Academy Primary 2.4 miles Main Street, East Ardsley, Wakefield, WF3 2BA Silcoates School Not applicable 2.6 miles Silcoates Lane, Wrenthorpe, West Yorkshire, WF2 0PD Holy Trinity Church of England Academy, Rothwell Primary 2.6 miles Queensway, Rothwell, Leeds, LS26 0NB Newlands Primary School Primary 2.8 miles Wakefield Road, Normanton, WF6 1BB Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School Primary 2.9 miles High Street, Normanton, WF6 1NR Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate Primary 3.1 miles Brandy Carr Road, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, WF2 0RS Outwood Academy Freeston Secondary 3.1 miles Favell Avenue, Normanton, WF6 1HZ English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary 3.4 miles Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9DD Inspected: 01 February 2024 Middleton Primary School Primary 3.4 miles Middleton Park Avenue, Leeds, LS10 4HU Blackgates Primary Academy Primary 3.6 miles Smithy Lane, Tingley, Wakefield, WF3 1QQ Sunbeam Children's Centre 3.7 miles Lupset Crescent, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8RH Inspected: 26 November 2010 Enrich Academy Not applicable 4.1 miles Pontefract Road, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1LL Sharlston Community School Primary 4.1 miles Woodside Crescent, Sharlston Common, Wakefield, WF4 1DH Hammer Lane Academy Not applicable 4.1 miles Woodside Crescent, Sharlston, Wakefield, WF4 1DH Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School Primary 4.1 miles Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6AS The Grange School Not applicable 4.3 miles Methley Road, Castleford, WF10 1PN Inspected: 13 January 2025 Swillington Primary School Primary 4.4 miles Church Lane, Swillington, Leeds, LS26 8DX Villages East Children's Centre 4.7 miles Preston Lane, Preston Lane, Leeds, LS26 8AR Crofton Infant School Primary 4.7 miles High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NG Horbury Academy Secondary 4.7 miles Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, WF4 5HE Low Road Primary School Primary 4.7 miles Belinda Street, Off Church Street, Leeds, LS10 2PS Inspected: 28 November 2023 St Marys Church of England Primary Academy Primary 4.7 miles Church Street, Hunslet, Leeds, LS10 2QY Walton Primary Academy Primary 4.7 miles The Grove, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6LD Morley Newlands Academy Primary 4.8 miles Wide Lane, Morley, Leeds, LS27 8PG Inspected: 03 December 2024 Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School Primary 4.8 miles Church Street, Ossett, WF5 9DG Brigshaw High School Secondary 4.8 miles Brigshaw Lane, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, WF10 2HR Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary 4.9 miles Belgrave Avenue, Ossett, WF5 8BA Half Acres Primary Academy Primary 4.9 miles Temple Street, Castleford, WF10 5RE Park View Primary Academy Primary 4.9 miles Harlech Road, Leeds, LS11 7DG St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy Secondary 5 miles Cutsyke Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 6BD