Wakefield independent sch
Nostell Centre, Doncaster Road, Wakefield, WF4 1QG
This school is closed (it closed in July 2025).
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs K E Caryl
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 222
- Pupils on roll
- 137
- URN
- 108307
- Local authority
- Wakefield
About this school
Wakefield independent sch was an independent school in Wakefield. It taught children aged 2 to 17 and had 137 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Wakefield independent sch has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1980, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 5 | 17 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 43.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 29.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 58.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 52.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 4.0 |
Trends over time
How Wakefield independent sch has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 148 |
| 2023/24 | 144 |
| 2024/25 | 137 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 24
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hammer Lane Academy1.8 miles
Special schools · Wakefield
-
Enrich Academy2.0 miles
Academies · Wakefield
-
Ackworth School2.2 miles
Independent schools · West Yorkshire
-
Oakfield Park School2.3 miles
Special schools · Pontefract
-
High Well School4.7 miles
Special schools · Pontefract
Other schools in Wakefield
- Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Independent schools
- Wakefield Girls' High School Independent schools
- Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School Independent schools
- Crigglestone Nursery School Nursery
- The Castle Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Wakefield independent sch teach?
- Wakefield independent sch taught children aged 2 to 17. It was an independent school in Wakefield.
- Has Wakefield independent sch been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Wakefield independent sch under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Wakefield independent sch?
- Wakefield independent sch had 137 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 17.
- What are Wakefield independent sch's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wakefield independent sch'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 13 August 2025.