Hendal Primary School
Hendal Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7QW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kelly Ashton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 410
- URN
- 108218
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924259465
About this school
Hendal Primary School is a community primary school in Wakefield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 410 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hendal Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 49 | 59 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 59% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 5% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 64% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 75% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 66% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Hendal Primary 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 | 49% | 59.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 59% | 62.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 63.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 420 |
| 2024/25 | 416 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hendal Primary School compares
Hendal Primary School ranked 74th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 5.4% | 35.5% | 410 | — |
| Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy | 64% | 4.3% | 9.6% | 296 | 0.7 miles |
| Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School | 91% | 3.8% | 19.7% | 355 | 1.1 miles |
| Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School | 71% | 6.5% | 40.9% | 198 | 1.1 miles |
| Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School | 45% | 5.4% | 24.6% | 608 | 1.3 miles |
| The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School | 56% | 4.8% | 32.3% | 210 | 1.9 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.48%
- English as an additional language
- 15.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 16.57%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School1.9 miles
Primary · Wakefield
Other schools in Wakefield
Hendal Primary School ranks 44th 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 Hendal Primary School teach?
- Hendal Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wakefield.
- Who is the headteacher of Hendal Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hendal Primary School is Mrs Kelly Ashton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hendal Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hendal Primary 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 Hendal Primary School?
- Hendal Primary School has 410 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hendal Primary School full?
- Hendal Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 410 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 Hendal Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hendal Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hendal Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hendal Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Hendal Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hendal Primary School compare with other schools in Wakefield?
- Hendal Primary School ranked 74th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hendal Primary School's absence rate?
- Hendal Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hendal Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hendal Primary 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.