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Wakefield Lawefield Primary School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Lawefield Lane
 Wakefield
 West Yorkshire WF2 8ST
Telephone: 01924 291973

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Community School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 1998
History: This school arose from Lawefield Infants School and Lawefield Junior School

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Miss Joanne Beetham (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Christine Tomlinson
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 18.44 / 16.12
Non-teaching Staff*: 23.56
Number of pupils: 437
Pupils Per Teacher: 23.7
Sex: Mixed (54% boys / 46% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 30.70% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 26.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 23.5% (2km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 85.6%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 59.1%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 1.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £2,551,773*
Income Per Pupil: £5,839
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Authority: Wakefield
Constituency: Wakefield
Electoral Ward: Wakefield West
School Number: 3842204

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 26th March 2019 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
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