Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School
Margaret Street, Wakefield, Wakefield, WF1 2DG
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Gill
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 260
- Pupils on roll
- 141
- URN
- 133633
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Telephone
- 01924231618
About this school
Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School is an independent school in Wakefield. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 141 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School under its current framework. 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
Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School 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.
Trends over time
How Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 224 |
| 2023/24 | 192 |
| 2024/25 | 184 |
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
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 17
Location
Nearby schools
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Wakefield Girls' High School0.1 miles
Independent schools · Wakefield
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Queen Elizabeth Grammar School0.2 miles
Independent schools · Wakefield
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Ivy Lane School0.9 miles
Special schools
-
Meadowcroft School0.9 miles
Special schools · Wakefield
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Pinderfields Hospital PRU1.1 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Wakefield
Other schools in Wakefield
- Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Independent schools
- Wakefield Girls' High 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
- Crofton Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School teach?
- Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is an independent school in Wakefield.
- Who is the headteacher of Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School?
- The headteacher of Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School is Mrs Emma Gill, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School 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 big is Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School?
- Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School has 141 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School full?
- Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School has capacity for 260 pupils and 141 on roll (54%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School a faith school?
- No. Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School has no designated religious character.
- Is Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School a selective school?
- Yes. Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Does Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 24 July 2026.