# Alternatives to Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School

The 6 nearest schools that admit children at the same age as Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School and that we hold figures for, ordered by distance. This is not a league table and nothing here says one school is better than another.

It describes demand. It does not indicate whether any particular child would be offered a place.

## Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School, for comparison

0.81 first preferences per place in the 2026 intake.

## Nearby schools

| School | Distance | 1st prefs per place | Intake year | Latest Ofsted | Catchment published | SEN provision on site |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|
| [Sandal Magna Community Academy, Wakefield](/school/139280/sandal-magna-community-academy) | 0.7 mi north | 1.47 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Walton Primary Academy, Wakefield](/school/141282/walton-primary-academy) | 1.1 mi south-east | 1.00 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |
| [Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource, Wakefield](/school/108252/methodist-voluntary-controlled-junior-infant-and-nursery-school-with-communication-resource) | 1.1 mi north-west | 0.86 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | yes |
| [Hendal Primary School, Wakefield](/school/108218/hendal-primary-school) | 1.3 mi south-west | 0.89 | 2026 | Not judged | no | not recorded |
| [The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School, Wakefield](/school/108215/the-mount-junior-infant-nursery-school) | 1.6 mi north-west | 0.92 | 2026 | Good | no | not recorded |
| [Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Wakefield](/school/108269/wakefield-st-marys-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school) | 1.7 mi north | 1.10 | 2026 | School remains Good | no | not recorded |

"1st preferences per place" is how many families named a school first, for each place it offered, in the newest year held. It describes demand. It is not a pass rate, and a dash means the figure is not held.

"SEN provision on site" means the school runs a SEN unit or a resourced provision. It does not say how many children it takes or which kinds of need it is set up for, because neither is published for a mainstream school, and it is not a statement about how well any school supports children with SEN. Ask the school or the council.

Full page: https://www.schoolrecord.co.uk/school/108270/sandal-castle-va-community-primary-school/alternatives
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