Rooks Nest Academy

State-Funded School

rooks-nest-academy-wakefield-yorkshire-and-the-humber

Yorkshire and The HumberRegion

WakefieldLocal Authority

Wakefield and RothwellConstituency

WF1 3DXPostcode

8.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Rooks Nest Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 368 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 80%
Higher standard: 18%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

77%

Asian

13%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

368

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 368
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 May 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
5 Nov 2007	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.