Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
Broadway, Wakefield, WF2 8AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Birdsall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 700
- Pupils on roll
- 601
- URN
- 133758
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924367396
About this school
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School is a community primary school in Wakefield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 601 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wakefield Snapethorpe 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 91 | 88 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 45% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 49% | 59% | 62% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 70% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 60% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Wakefield Snapethorpe 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 | 41% | 59.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 62.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 63.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 677 |
| 2023/24 | 658 |
| 2024/25 | 644 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School compares
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School ranked 81st of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 6.9% | 43.8% | 601 | — |
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 69% | 6% | 33.7% | 223 | 0.5 miles |
| St Michael's CofE Academy | 73% | 6.5% | 41.5% | 470 | 0.7 miles |
| The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School | 56% | 4.8% | 32.3% | 210 | 0.8 miles |
| Horbury Primary Academy | 78% | 4.6% | 20.7% | 435 | 0.9 miles |
| Ossett South Parade Primary | 60% | 4.6% | 26.5% | 418 | 1.1 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)
- 43.79%
- English as an additional language
- 29%
- Overall absence
- 6.88%
- Persistent absence
- 20.07%
Location
Nearby schools
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English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
St Michael's CofE Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Wakefield
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The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Horbury Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Ossett South Parade Primary1.1 miles
Primary · Wakefield
Other schools in Wakefield
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School ranks 48th 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 Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School teach?
- Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wakefield.
- Who is the headteacher of Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School is Mr Paul Birdsall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wakefield Snapethorpe 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 Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School?
- Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School has 601 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School full?
- Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School has capacity for 700 pupils and 601 on roll (86%), 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 Snapethorpe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School compare with other schools in Wakefield?
- Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School ranked 81st of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School's absence rate?
- Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wakefield Snapethorpe 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 1 July 2026.