Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School
Shepstye Road, Wakefield, WF4 5BE
369 pupils · 88% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Free school meals
- 26.7%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — 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 9 June 2022, published 25 July 2022. 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 | 52% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 26 | 24 | 74 | 25 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 43 | 42 | 79 | 43 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 45 | 42 | 103 | 45 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 46 | 42 | 95 | 45 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 43 | 41 | 83 | 42 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 43 | 43 | 84 | 43 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 52 | 49 | 96 | 52 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 58 | 101 | 60 |
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
- Horbury Primary Academy 0.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Ignatius Catholic Primary School 1.6 km · Some aspects not as strong (2024)
- Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- South Ossett Infant Academy 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Ossett South Parade Primary 1.9 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.