Blackgates Primary Academy
Smithy Lane, Tingley, Wakefield, WF3 1QQOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Blackgates Primary Academy is a primary school in Wakefield for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 295 schools in Leeds. It ranks 37th of 50 primary schools in Wakefield. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 23 April 2025, report published 15 June 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 23 April 2025
Pupils enjoy attending this welcoming school. They benefit from positive relationships with adults who care deeply for them. The school's strongly embedded, inclusive culture ensures that pupils have their individual needs met well. This is particularly the case for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). School is a place where pupils are happy and safe. The school has high expectations for pupils' behaviour and achievement. These expectations are met as pupils achieve well. Throughout the school, pupils' behaviour is calm and sensible. At playtime and lunchtime, pupils enjoy socialising and playing games with each other. These times are often enhanced by the support of adults or pupil leaders. Pupils appreciate the opportunities they have to contribute to the school through leadership roles as school councillors and sports leaders. They take pride in these roles and know that they are making a positive difference to their school and for their peers. Through these opportunities, they develop important interpersonal and leadership skills. Pupils demonstrate the school's inclusive values when they say that treating everyone with mutual respect ensures everyone is happy.
What the school should improve
- On occasions, some pupils undertake writing tasks that are too difficult when they have not secured the necessary foundational knowledge in writing to complete these tasks successfully. In addition, for some pupils, accuracy with spelling and punctuation is not developed well enough. The school should ensure that staff identify where pupils have gaps in foundational knowledge in writing and that these are addressed before pupils undertake more complex tasks. The school should also take further action to improve pupils' accuracy in spelling and punctuation.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
34 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
233 pupils on roll, with places for 445
Schools near Blackgates Primary Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westerton Primary Academy | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 62% met the expected standard |
| Hill Top Primary Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 83% met the expected standard |
| Middleton Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 53% met the expected standard |
| East Ardsley Primary Academy | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 54% met the expected standard |
| Westwood Primary School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Good | 73% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- LEODIS ACADEMIES TRUST
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Coulson
- Phone
- 01138878155
- Address
- Smithy Lane, Tingley, Wakefield, WF3 1QQ
- Local authority
- Leeds
- URN
- 146102
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.