Rooks Nest Academy

School Name: Rooks Nest Academy
Address: Rooks Nest Road, Outwood
Town/City: Wakefield
County: West Yorkshire
Postcode: WF1 3DX
Telephone Number: 01924 870700
Website: www.rooksnestacademy.co.uk

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

Headteacher: Ms Kimberley Dawson
Capacity: 315
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 368 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 117% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 13.5%

URN: 137438
DfE Number: 384/2131
UKPRN: 10035067
UPRN: 63156798
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Wakefield (E08000036)
Constituency: Wakefield and Rothwell (E14001560)
Electoral Ward: Stanley & Outwood East (E05016538)

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

DfE Record: View record

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 Academy (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)

Predecessor school†

• Rooks Nest Junior, Infant and Nursery School