Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6AS
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Primary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Admissions: Not applicable
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 608 (327 boys, 281 girls)
- Capacity: 630
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 24.3%
- Telephone: 01924303525
- Ofsted: Good (23 Jun 2015); inspected again 7 Jan 2025, no overall grade
- KS2 expected standard: 45% (2024/25, revised)
- Applications (Reception entry, September 2026): 141 applications, 68 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in Wakefield
- St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy (0.4 miles, straight line)
- Sandal Magna Community Academy (0.7 miles, straight line)
- Kettlethorpe High School (0.8 miles, straight line)
- Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource (1.1 miles, straight line)
- Walton Primary Academy (1.1 miles, straight line)
- Hendal Primary School (1.3 miles, straight line)
