Private schools in Wakefield
12 fee-paying schools are registered in Wakefield: 5 mainstream and 7 special. 2 are single-sex. 7 take pupils to 18. Everything below is the Department for Education's register as it stands; fees, entrance tests and inspection reports live on each school's own site.
Mainstream independent schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ackworth School West Yorkshire, WF7 7LT | 2 to 19 | Mixed | Quaker | 429 | 73% |
| Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Wakefield, WF1 3QX | 7 to 18 | Boys | Non-faith | 668 | 73% |
| Silcoates School West Yorkshire, WF2 0PD | 2 to 19 | Mixed | United Reformed Church | 517 | 65% |
| Wakefield Girls' High School Wakefield, WF1 2QS | 7 to 18 | Girls | Non-faith | 589 | 65% |
| Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School Wakefield, WF1 2DG | 3 to 7 | Mixed | Non-faith | 141 | 54% |
Independent special schools
| School | Ages | Pupils | Faith | On roll | How full |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance Alternative Provision Knottingley, WF11 8NE | 11 to 16 | Mixed | Non-faith | 32 | 133% |
| Denby Grange School Wakefield, WF4 4JG | 11 to 18 | Mixed | Non-faith | 50 | 98% |
| Hall Cliffe Primary School Wakefield, WF2 0QB | 5 to 11 | Mixed | Non-faith | 34 | 100% |
| Hall Cliffe School Wakefield, WF4 6BB | 8 to 17 | Mixed | Non-faith | 86 | 83% |
| Ivy Lane School | 10 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 51 | 73% |
| Meadowcroft School Wakefield, WF1 4AD | 5 to 19 | Mixed | Non-faith | 128 | 88% |
| The Grange School Castleford, WF10 1PN | 5 to 14 | Mixed | Non-faith | 25 | 62% |
What this list is, and is not
Source: the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register, which every school in England must keep current, refreshed here with each import. "How full" is pupils on roll against the school's stated capacity, where both are reported. The register carries no fees, no entrance requirements and no inspection grades for independent schools: those are on each school's own site and the Independent Schools Inspectorate's. A school missing here is not registered in Wakefield, which for a school on a boundary can mean it is listed under the neighbouring council.
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