Blackgates Primary Academy
Smithy Lane, Tingley, Wakefield, WF3 1QQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEODIS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Coulson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Leodis Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Leeds South West and Morley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 445
- Pupils on roll
- 233
- URN
- 146102
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01138878155
About this school
Blackgates Primary Academy is a primary academy in Wakefield. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 233 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 53 | 51 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 41% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 61% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 57% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 41% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.90 | - | - |
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 Blackgates Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 41% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 299 |
| 2023/24 | 271 |
| 2024/25 | 246 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blackgates Primary Academy compares
Blackgates Primary Academy ranked 173rd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.4% | 40% | 233 | — |
| Westerton Primary Academy | 62% | 3.8% | 12.8% | 664 | 0.7 miles |
| Hill Top Primary Academy | 83% | 3.7% | 12.2% | 223 | 1.1 miles |
| Middleton Primary School | 53% | 6.3% | 48.7% | 383 | 1.2 miles |
| East Ardsley Primary Academy | 54% | 4.5% | 14.9% | 417 | 1.2 miles |
| Westwood Primary School | 73% | 5.8% | 51.5% | 288 | 1.3 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)
- 40%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.42%
- Persistent absence
- 14.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Westerton Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Hill Top Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Middleton Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
East Ardsley Primary Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Wakefield
-
Westwood Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Wakefield
Blackgates Primary Academy ranks 47th of the 50 ranked primary schools in Wakefield.
- Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs 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
- Hendal Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Blackgates Primary Academy teach?
- Blackgates Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Wakefield.
- Who is the headteacher of Blackgates Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Blackgates Primary Academy is Mrs Julie Coulson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Blackgates Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blackgates Primary Academy, 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 Blackgates Primary Academy?
- Blackgates Primary Academy has 233 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Blackgates Primary Academy full?
- Blackgates Primary Academy has capacity for 445 pupils and 233 on roll (52%), 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 Blackgates Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Blackgates Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Blackgates Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Blackgates Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Blackgates Primary Academy?
- Blackgates Primary Academy is part of LEODIS ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Blackgates Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blackgates Primary Academy rank locally?
- Blackgates Primary Academy ranked 173rd of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blackgates Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Blackgates Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blackgates Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blackgates Primary Academy'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 10 July 2026.