West Bretton Junior and Infant School
Bretton Lane, Wakefield, WF4 4LB
118 pupils · 98% of 120 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Free school meals
- 3.6%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 25 November 2025, published 2 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 50% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.5 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 14 | 21 | 49 | 14 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 24 | 51 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 14 | 20 | 48 | 14 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 15 | 17 | 39 | 15 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 15 | 20 | 46 | 15 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 13 | 13 | 40 | 13 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 15 | 13 | 49 | 15 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 15 | 19 | 44 | 15 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School 3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School 3.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School 3.1 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Middlestown Primary Academy 3.8 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy 4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Kaye's Academy 4.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.