Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School

Term dates

We haven't checked Wakefield's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

How many families applied: Reception

For September 2026, 24 families put this school as their first choice, and 25 places were offered. 24 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Tiddlywinks Breakfast And Afterschool, breakfast club, after-school club. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 23 June 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Expected standard

Curriculum and teaching

Expected standard

Achievement

Expected standard

Attendance and behaviour

Needs attention

Personal development and wellbeing

Expected standard

Early years

Expected standard

Leadership and governance

Expected standard

Safeguarding standards: met.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Community school

Phase

Primary

Ages

3–11

Pupils

183 (capacity 210)

Gender

Mixed

Phone

01924274873

Address

Netherton Lane, Netherton, Wakefield, WF4 4HQ

Website

netherton.wakefield.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports