Enrich Academy
Enrich Academy is an academy alternative provision converter in Wakefield for boys and girls aged 14 to 16. It has 94 pupils and room for 119. About 72 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was requires improvement, back in 2019.
Pontefract Road, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1LL01924 862232enrichacademy.uk.comMr Matthew Allison executive head teacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 6 November 2019, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Requires improvement overall.
This inspection is more than 6 years old. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of one grade.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Wakefield council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (47), Moderate learning difficulty (7), Autistic spectrum disorder (6), Specific learning difficulty (3), language and communications needs (3), Other difficulty or disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 94 | 86 | 84 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 72% | 77% | 68% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 2% | 4% | 7% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 55% | 73% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 7% | 11% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School | Council | 730 m | 233 | Good 2024 | 29 | Compare |
| Crofton Junior School | Council | 920 m | 231 | Good 2023 | 41 | Compare |
| Crofton Academy | Academy | 930 m | 1,045 | Good 2023 | 58 | Compare |
| Crofton Infant School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 188 | Good 2024 | 70 | Compare |
| Sharlston Community School | Academy | 0.8 miles | 239 | Not inspected | 64 | Compare |
| Hammer Lane Academy | Independent | 0.8 miles | 28 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School | Council | 1.2 miles | 105 | Report card 2026 | 4 | Compare |
| Walton Primary Academy | Academy | 1.8 miles | 336 | Good 2022 | 52 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Enrich Academy a good school?
Enrich Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it requires improvement at its last inspection in November 2019.
What is Enrich Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Enrich Academy requires improvement at its last full inspection on 6 November 2019. That was more than four years ago. When Ofsted next visits, the school will get a report card instead of a single grade.
How many pupils does Enrich Academy have?
94 pupils aged 14 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 119 places, so it is 79% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Pontefract Road, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1LL
- Telephone
- 01924 862232
- Website
- www.enrichacademy.uk.com
- Executive Head Teacher
- Mr Matthew Allison
- Type of school
- Academy alternative provision converter (Academy alternative provision converter, academies)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 14-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Ethos Academy Trust (6 schools)
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Ward
- Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 May 2023 (academy converter)
- URN
- 149408 · LAESTAB 3841100 · UKPRN 10091392
- Formerly
- The Springfield Centre
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.