Upton Primary School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Waggon Lane, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1JS
Headteacher · Mr Ryan Lewis
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Key facts
Pupils453Capacity 420
OfstedSchool remains GoodInspected 19 October 2022
Free school meals32.1%
Ofsted
School remains Good
Ungraded inspection on 19 October 2022.
Read the full Ofsted reportsOfsted 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.
How to apply in WakefieldApplications for September 2026
All 48 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered48
Applications67
First choice48
First-choice offers48
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).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School1.4 mi
- Ash Grove Primary Academy1.4 mi
- South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School1.9 mi
- Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource2.0 mi
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe2.0 mi