Rooks Nest Academy
Contact details for the school

School Name: Rooks Nest Academy
Address: Rooks Nest Road, Outwood
Town/City: Wakefield
County: West Yorkshire
Postcode: WF1 3DX
Country: 63156798
 Telephone Number: 01924 870700
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Primary (ages 2-11)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
Trust: Rooks Nest Academy

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Ms Kimberley Dawson
Capacity: 315
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 20 January 2022:
Number of pupils: 340 (55% boys & 45% girls)
Enrollment: 108% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 9.2%

Location and administration

URN: 137438
DfE Number: 384/2131
UKPRN: 10035067
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Wakefield (E08000036)
Constituency: Morley and Outwood (E14000826)
Electoral Ward: Stanley and Outwood East (E05001458)

Easting & Northing: 433254E, 423754N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 42' 35.26" N 1° 29' 51.14" W
Plus Code: 9C5WPG52+WX

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane (0.5km)
  2. Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate (0.9km)
  3. Outwood Grange Academy (1.0km)
  4. Newton Hill Community School (1.1km)
  5. Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery School (1.5km)
  6. Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.5km)
  7. Meadowcroft School (1.6km)
  8. Wrenthorpe Academy (1.8km)
  9. Pinderfields Hospital PRU (1.8km)
  10. Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School (2.1km)
Associated schools

Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mr Paul Robert Brennan - Trustee. Appointed on 27 November 2019 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 26 November 2023.
  • Miss Katy Firth - Trustee. Appointed on 20 September 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 19 September 2026.
  • Miss Alexandra Foster - Trustee. Appointed on 15 March 2022 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 14 March 2026.
  • Mrs Louise Elizabeth Harper - Trustee. Appointed on 18 October 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 17 October 2026.
  • Mrs Natalie Emma Lomas - Trustee. Appointed on 17 January 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 16 January 2027.
  • Mrs Joanna Longfellow - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 18 January 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 17 March 2024.
  • Mr Richard Overton - Trustee. Appointed on 19 January 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 January 2025.
  • Mrs Joanne Louise Smith - Trustee. Appointed on 28 September 2021 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 27 September 2025.
  • Mrs Rosanne Lilian Steel - Trustee. Appointed on 17 January 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 16 January 2027.