Ossett South Parade Primary
Fairfield Road, South Parade, Wakefield, WF5 0DZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebecca Hedges
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 498
- Pupils on roll
- 418
- URN
- 134376
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924302875
About this school
Ossett South Parade Primary is a community primary school in Wakefield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 418 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 61 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 61% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 72% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 75% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 79% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Ossett South Parade Primary 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 | 58% | 59.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 62.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 63.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 434 |
| 2023/24 | 426 |
| 2024/25 | 428 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ossett South Parade Primary compares
Ossett South Parade Primary ranked 59th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.6% | 26.5% | 418 | — |
| South Ossett Infant Academy | — | 3.3% | 6.8% | 71 | 0.5 miles |
| Towngate Primary Academy | 49% | 3.6% | 17.1% | 311 | 0.5 miles |
| Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 94% | 3.8% | 14.3% | 336 | 0.5 miles |
| St Ignatius Catholic Primary School | 79% | 3.4% | 11.8% | 138 | 0.6 miles |
| Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery | — | 4.2% | 17% | 161 | 0.7 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)
- 26.49%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.62%
- Persistent absence
- 10.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
South Ossett Infant Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Ossett
-
Towngate Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Ossett
- 0.5 miles
-
St Ignatius Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Ossett
Other schools in Wakefield
Ossett South Parade Primary ranks 33rd 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 year groups does Ossett South Parade Primary teach?
- Ossett South Parade Primary teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wakefield.
- Who is the headteacher of Ossett South Parade Primary?
- The headteacher of Ossett South Parade Primary is Mrs Rebecca Hedges, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ossett South Parade Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ossett South Parade Primary, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ossett South Parade Primary?
- Ossett South Parade Primary has 418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ossett South Parade Primary full?
- Ossett South Parade Primary has capacity for 498 pupils and 418 on roll (84%), 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 Ossett South Parade Primary a faith school?
- No. Ossett South Parade Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Ossett South Parade Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ossett South Parade Primary as having nursery classes.
- How have Ossett South Parade Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ossett South Parade Primary rank locally?
- Ossett South Parade Primary ranked 59th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ossett South Parade Primary's absence rate?
- Ossett South Parade Primary's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ossett South Parade Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ossett South Parade Primary'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.