Newlands Primary School
School Name: Newlands Primary School Address: Wakefield Road Town/City: Normanton County: West Yorkshire Postcode: WF6 1BB Telephone Number: 01924 302585 Website: http://www.newlands.wakefield.sch.uk
Phase: Primary (ages 3-11) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2001
Headteacher: Miss Michelle Hawke
Capacity: 315
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 270 (54% boys & 46% girls)
Enrollment: 86% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 49%
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
URN: 133318
DfE Number: 384/2206
UKPRN: 10073590
UPRN: 63163710
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Wakefield (E08000036)
Constituency: Normanton and Hemsworth (E14001383)
Electoral Ward: Normanton (E05001453)
Easting & Northing: 438290E, 421899N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 41' 34" N 1° 25' 17.31" W
Plus Code: 9C5WMHVH+4C
DfE Record: View record
- Normanton Junior Academy (0.6km)
- Outwood Academy Freeston (0.7km)
- Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School (0.8km)
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (1.1km)
- Altofts Junior Academy (1.2km)
- Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School (1.6km)
- Martin Frobisher Infant School (1.9km)
- Normanton Common Primary Academy (2.0km)
- Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School (2.0km)
- Sharlston Community School (2.4km)
Predecessor schools†
- Mr Tom Holmes - Governor. Appointed on 4 March 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 December 2025.
- Mrs Dawn Lee - Governor. Appointed on 1 December 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 December 2027.
- Miss Sophie Lofthouse - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
- Councillor Julie Medford - Governor. Appointed on 3 March 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 3 March 2029.
- Mrs Chelsea Metcalfe - Governor. Appointed on 18 November 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 17 November 2029.
- Ms Reena Mistry - Governor. Appointed on 4 March 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 4 March 2029.
- Miss Rachel Quayle - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 2 May 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 2 May 2028.
- Mrs Helen Tonks - Governor. Appointed on 2 May 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 2 May 2028.
- Ms Emma Tranter - Governor. Appointed on 4 March 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 4 March 2029.
- Councillor Daniel Wilton - Governor. Appointed on 3 March 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 3 March 2029.
- Mrs Danielle York - Governor. Appointed on 3 March 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 3 March 2029.