Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Badsworth Ce J&I (Vc) School, Main Street, Pontefract, WF9 1AJ
210 pupils · 100% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Free school meals
- 13.8%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 February 2023, published 30 March 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 13% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 22 | 22 | 64 | 22 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 30 | 31 | 88 | 30 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 31 | 84 | 29 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 33 | 74 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 25 | 23 | 61 | 25 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 28 | 58 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 23 | 20 | 52 | 23 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 27 | 69 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Upton Primary School 2.3 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Ackworth Mill Dam School 2.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School 2.8 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane 3.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ash Grove Primary Academy 3.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource 3.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.