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Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Bell Lane, Ackworth, Pontefract WF7 7JH · belllane.outwood.com · 01977 613304
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 83%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wakefield 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 320
- 5 over 315 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 10.8%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 33 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 26 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 40 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 42 | 33 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 34 | 30 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 83% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 20% the higher standard. Across Wakefield it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲83% | 62% | ||
| ▲20% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 142190)
Ofsted
Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 130965), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 130965)
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (110 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 110
- 34% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (12%) with SEND