Flockton CofE (C) First School

Voluntary controlled school·First school Wakefield, Kirklees·WF4 4DH

School type

First school

Ages 4–10

Key Stage 2 performance

Flockton CofE (C) First School is a first school for pupils aged 4–10. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every first school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

88%

17 first choices, 15 places

First choices per place

1.13

more first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 15 places

Last place offered lived

0.30 mi

straight line, 2026 intake · 487 m

Applications from another council area

First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.27

00.511.5

1 per place

1.2020221.0020231.0020240.8720251.132026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

The cut-off distance is how far the last child offered a place lived, not a catchment boundary: it moves every year with the number of applicants. Published by the council in its 2026 allocation figures, and checked against that document before we show it.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Good

School profile

Age range: 4–10
Pupils on roll: 80
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

37.5%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

1.3%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

7.5%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

5.0%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

4.9%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

8.8%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

18.5

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£8,574

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Grange Moor Primary School Wakefield · 1.4 mi 21.4 Overthorpe CofE Academy Dewsbury · 2.3 mi 38.0 Thornhill Junior and Infant School Dewsbury · 2.3 mi 35.8 Kirkburton Middle School Huddersfield · 2.6 mi 42.6 Scissett Middle School Huddersfield · 2.7 mi 46.5 Rowley Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Huddersfield · 2.9 mi 59.6 Lepton CofE Primary Academy Huddersfield · 3.2 mi 57.7 Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Dewsbury · 3.3 mi 44.6

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

About Flockton CofE (C) First School

Flockton CofE (C) First School is a primary school in Wakefield, Kirklees, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 80 pupils aged 4 to 10 attend the school.

Competition for places is real here - 88% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (17 first choices for 15 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 0.30 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 4.9%. There are about 18.5 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 38% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Flockton CofE (C) First School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.