West Bretton Junior and Infant School
Bretton Lane, West Bretton, Wakefield, WF4 4LB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ellen Firth
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 118
- URN
- 108167
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924830204
About this school
West Bretton Junior and Infant School is a community primary school in Wakefield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 118 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected West Bretton Junior and Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 67% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 83% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 83% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 75% | 58% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How West Bretton Junior and Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wakefield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 59.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 62.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 63.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 113 |
| 2023/24 | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 111 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How West Bretton Junior and Infant School compares
West Bretton Junior and Infant School ranked 77th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 3.3% | 4% | 118 | — |
| Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School | 71% | 6.5% | 40.9% | 198 | 1.8 miles |
| Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School | 58% | 6.1% | 18.8% | 183 | 1.9 miles |
| Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School | 91% | 3.8% | 19.7% | 355 | 1.9 miles |
| Middlestown Primary Academy | 86% | 3.3% | 15.2% | 217 | 2.3 miles |
| Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy | 64% | 4.3% | 9.6% | 296 | 2.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 3.96%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.34%
- Persistent absence
- 4.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School1.8 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School1.9 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School1.9 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Middlestown Primary Academy2.3 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy2.5 miles
Primary · Wakefield
Other schools in Wakefield
West Bretton Junior and Infant School ranks 46th of the 50 ranked primary schools in Wakefield.
- Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs Primary
- Blackgates Primary Academy Primary
- Carlton Primary School Primary
- Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School Primary
- Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School Primary
- Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Crofton Infant School Primary
- Crofton Junior School Primary
- East Ardsley Primary Academy Primary
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Flockton CofE (C) First School Primary
- Grange Moor Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does West Bretton Junior and Infant School teach?
- West Bretton Junior and Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wakefield.
- Who is the headteacher of West Bretton Junior and Infant School?
- The headteacher of West Bretton Junior and Infant School is Mrs Ellen Firth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has West Bretton Junior and Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected West Bretton Junior and Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at West Bretton Junior and Infant School?
- West Bretton Junior and Infant School has 118 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is West Bretton Junior and Infant School full?
- West Bretton Junior and Infant School has capacity for 120 pupils and 118 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is West Bretton Junior and Infant School a faith school?
- No. West Bretton Junior and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does West Bretton Junior and Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records West Bretton Junior and Infant School as having nursery classes.
- How have West Bretton Junior and Infant School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does West Bretton Junior and Infant School compare with other schools in Wakefield?
- West Bretton Junior and Infant School ranked 77th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is West Bretton Junior and Infant School's absence rate?
- West Bretton Junior and Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are West Bretton Junior and Infant School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Bretton Junior and Infant School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.