Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate
Brandy Carr Road, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, WF2 0RS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Matthew Vickers
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Outwood Grange Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 238
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 139080
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924907436
About this school
Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate is a primary academy in Wakefield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 229 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 25 | 29 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 83% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 7% | 30% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 86% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 83% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 69% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
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 Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate 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 | 76% | 59.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 62.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 63.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 229 |
| 2023/24 | 228 |
| 2024/25 | 230 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate compares
Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate ranked 20th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 3.5% | 10.6% | 229 | — |
| Jerry Clay Academy | 90% | 4% | 7.1% | 211 | 0.8 miles |
| Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs | 69% | 5.9% | 19.7% | 267 | 1.0 miles |
| Wrenthorpe Academy | 59% | 3.6% | 10% | 314 | 1.2 miles |
| Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School | 60% | 4.4% | 14.3% | 111 | 1.2 miles |
| Towngate Primary Academy | 49% | 3.6% | 17.1% | 311 | 1.5 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)
- 10.63%
- English as an additional language
- 5.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.54%
- Persistent absence
- 7.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Jerry Clay Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs1.0 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Wrenthorpe Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Ossett
-
Towngate Primary Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Ossett
Other schools in Wakefield
Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate ranks 11th 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 Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate teach?
- Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wakefield.
- Who is the principal of Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate?
- The principal of Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate is Mr Matthew Vickers, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate, 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 Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate?
- Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate full?
- Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate has capacity for 238 pupils and 229 on roll (96%), 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 Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate a faith school?
- No. Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate has no designated religious character.
- Does Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate?
- Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate is part of OUTWOOD GRANGE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate rank locally?
- Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate ranked 20th of 98 primary schools in Wakefield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate's absence rate?
- Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate'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.