St Botolphs CE Academy
Primrose Vale, Knottingley, WF11 9BT
281 pupils · 89% of 316 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- ENHANCE ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Free school meals
- 26.7%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
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 1 October 2024, published 14 November 2024. 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 | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“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 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 30 | 47 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 33 | 62 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 26 | 52 | 28 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 33 | 33 | 44 | 33 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 31 | 31 | 41 | 31 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 40 | 36 | 51 | 39 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 40 | 39 | 57 | 40 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 39 | 37 | 48 | 38 |
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
- England Lane Academy 0.7 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- The Vale Primary Academy 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Simpson's Lane Academy 1.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy 2.4 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Willow Green Academy 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Burton Salmon Community Primary School 3.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
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.