Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School

Community schoolPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed

Shay Lane, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1NN

Headteacher · Mrs Michelle Melgram

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 17 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils233Capacity 210

OfstedGoodInspected 21 February 2024

Free school meals19.3%

Good

Graded inspection on 21 February 2024.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Reception applications close 15 January 2027

For September 2027. Apply through Wakefield council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.

28 of the 32 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered30

Applications85

First choice32

First-choice offers28

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).