Grove Lea Primary School
Hemsworth Grove Lea Primary, Grove Terrace, Pontefract, WF9 4BQ
244 pupils · 116% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Free school meals
- 18.9%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — 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 July 2025, published 10 September 2025. 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 | 77% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“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 — 1.27 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 30 | 38 | 74 | 30 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 29 | 42 | 78 | 29 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 46 | 103 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 28 | 35 | 68 | 28 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 44 | 67 | 30 |
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
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- West End Academy 0.8 km · Improved significantly (2024)
- St Helen's CE Primary School 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Northfield Primary School 2.6 km · Requires improvement (2022) · previous system
- Brierley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- King's Meadow Academy 2.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
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.