Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy
Primary schoolHorbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy is a primary school in Wakefield, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 125 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, February 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 8 February 2023
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 93% of pupils at Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Wakefield and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Wakefield | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 93% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- St Ignatius Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Some aspects not as strong, November 2024. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Ossett Academy and Sixth Form CollegeSecondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 49.8 (2025/26, provisional)1.2 km
- Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2022. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Hall Cliffe SchoolSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file1.3 km
- South Ossett Infant AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), December 20231.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Wakefield
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).