Westerton Primary Academy
Hesketh Lane, Wakefield, WF3 1AR
664 pupils · 105% of 630 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- LEODIS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Free school meals
- 12.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 24 October 2023, published 6 December 2023. 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 | 62% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.22 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 72 | 137 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 77 | 75 | 156 | 77 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 73 | 71 | 140 | 73 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 90 | 96 | 182 | 90 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 90 | 90 | 175 | 90 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 88 | 82 | 172 | 88 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 90 | 99 | 200 | 90 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 90 | 85 | 169 | 90 |
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
- Hill Top Primary Academy 0.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Blackgates Primary Academy 1.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Lydgate Junior and Infant School 2.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Fountain Primary School 2.6 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- Morley Newlands Academy 2.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School 2.8 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.