Ivy Lane School
Ivy Lane School is an independent special school in for boys and girls aged 10 to 19. It has 51 pupils and room for 70.
Ivy Lane School, Ivy Lane, Wakefield, WF1 4AZ01924 927280theauroragroup.co.uk/services/schools/ivy-lane-schoolMr Michael Walsh headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
1 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 51 | 40 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 0 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | – |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | – |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill | Academy | 380 m | 452 | Good 2022 | 58 | Compare |
| Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School | Council | 470 m | 359 | Good 2023 | 29 | Compare |
| Outwood Academy City Fields | Academy | 530 m | 928 | Good 2022 | 30 | Compare |
| Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill | Academy | 540 m | 251 | No overall grade 2025 | 57 | Compare |
| St Austin's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 610 m | 306 | Good 2023 | 40 | Compare |
| Meadowcroft School | Independent | 730 m | 128 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Church of England | 0.7 miles | 255 | Good 2023 | 25 | Compare |
| Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield | Independent (grammar) | 0.7 miles | 668 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Ivy Lane School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Ivy Lane School yet.
How many pupils does Ivy Lane School have?
51 pupils aged 10 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 70 places, so it is 73% full.
Does Ivy Lane School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Ivy Lane School, Ivy Lane, Wakefield, WF1 4AZ
- Telephone
- 01924 927280
- Website
- www.theauroragroup.co.uk/services/schools/ivy-lane-school
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Walsh
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 10-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Ward
- Wakefield East
- Constituency
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 15 December 2020 (new provision)
- URN
- 148241 · LAESTAB 3846011 · UKPRN 10094862
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- 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.