Schools
41 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 6 secondary schools. De Lacy Primary School is the nearest published school at 411 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Chequerfield
Local area, nearby places and postcodes.
Explore WF8 postcode district
Use district-wide reports for broader context. Property evidence on this page uses Price Paid transactions published for Chequerfield within WF8; school and recorded-crime evidence use the place reference location.
Schools
- Open schools nearby
- 41
- Nearby establishment records
- 96
- Primary nearby
- 30
- Secondary nearby
- 6
All establishment records
1-20 of 96 · Within 3.1 miles
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- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 October 2013
- Location
- WF8 2TG, 411 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Outstanding
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 80% expected standard
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- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2010 · Closed 30 September 2013
- Location
- WF8 2TG, 411 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 9-16
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2005
- Location
- WF8 2DD, 425 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: suppressed · KS4 2024/25: Attainment 8 1.7
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- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-7
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2010
- Location
- WF8 2DD, 425 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 7-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2010
- Location
- WF8 2ES, 550 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Nursery, ages 2-4
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- -
- Location
- WF8 2ER, 590 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 April 2013
- Location
- WF8 3NP, 764 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 73% expected standard
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School: With Hearing Impairment Resource
Foundation school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 March 2013
- Location
- WF8 3NP, 764 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 April 2017
- Location
- WF8 2HN, 933 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Requires improvement
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 49% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 5-7
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2005
- Location
- WF8 2HN, 939 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 3-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 1 September 2005 · Closed 31 March 2017
- Location
- WF8 2HN, 971 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 7-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2005
- Location
- WF8 2HN, 971 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 13-16
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Opened 14 August 2007 · Closed 31 December 2008
- Location
- WF8 1QJ, 972 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 December 2013
- Location
- WF8 3PT, 986 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not judged
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 87% expected standard
-
- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 30 November 2013
- Location
- WF8 3PT, 986 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
- Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy converter
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Open
- Dates
- Opened 1 December 2014
- Location
- WF8 2HN, 997 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- School remains Good
- DfE performance
- KS2 2024/25: 35% expected standard
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Pontefract
Voluntary aided school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Primary, ages 4-11
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 30 November 2014
- Location
- WF8 2HN, 997 m away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
-
- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 11-16
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 August 2002
- Location
- WF8 3NW, 1.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
Translink Plus (Pontefract Young Peoples Centre)
Other independent school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Not applicable, ages 14-16
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 5 April 2005
- Location
- WF8 3NW, 1.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
Carleton Community High School A Specialist Science College
Foundation school
View published school data- Phase and ages
- Secondary, ages 11-16
- Status
- Closed
- Dates
- Closed 31 March 2013
- Location
- WF8 3NW, 1.0 km away
- Latest Ofsted outcome
- Not published
- DfE performance
- Not published
Recorded crime
- Latest published month
- June 2026
- Records in latest month
- 226
- Records within 1 mile
- 2,901
- Months covered
- 12
Month-by-month history
Every available month within 1 mile of Chequerfield
Monthly records trend
Published monthly records within 1 mile of Chequerfield.
| Period | Recorded crime events |
|---|---|
| July 2025 | 277 |
| August 2025 | 272 |
| September 2025 | 221 |
| October 2025 | 260 |
| November 2025 | 230 |
| December 2025 | 264 |
| January 2026 | 200 |
| February 2026 | 216 |
| March 2026 | 238 |
| April 2026 | 249 |
| May 2026 | 248 |
| June 2026 | 226 |
| Published month | Records | Largest category that month | Category records |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 226 | Violence and sexual offences | 90 |
| May 2026 | 248 | Violence and sexual offences | 102 |
| April 2026 | 249 | Violence and sexual offences | 107 |
| March 2026 | 238 | Violence and sexual offences | 97 |
| February 2026 | 216 | Violence and sexual offences | 91 |
| January 2026 | 200 | Violence and sexual offences | 92 |
| December 2025 | 264 | Violence and sexual offences | 136 |
| November 2025 | 230 | Violence and sexual offences | 104 |
| October 2025 | 260 | Violence and sexual offences | 117 |
| September 2025 | 221 | Violence and sexual offences | 116 |
| August 2025 | 272 | Violence and sexual offences | 117 |
| July 2025 | 277 | Violence and sexual offences | 133 |
Every published record
1-25 of 2,901
Other crime
June 2026
On or near Cliff Street
Wakefield 023E
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Lawrence Avenue
Wakefield 023E
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near A639
Wakefield 023E
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Fairfield Avenue
Wakefield 023E
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Cliff Street
Wakefield 023E
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Fairfield Avenue
Wakefield 023E
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Cliff Street
Wakefield 023E
Outcome
Under investigation
Vehicle crime
June 2026
On or near Westbourne Road
Wakefield 023E
Outcome
Under investigation
Other theft
June 2026
On or near Tanshelf Drive
Wakefield 023E
Outcome
Under investigation
Drugs
June 2026
On or near Lawrence Avenue
Wakefield 023E
Outcome
Local resolution
Bicycle theft
June 2026
On or near Tanshelf Drive
Wakefield 023E
Outcome
Under investigation
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Mill Garth
Wakefield 023E
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near A639
Wakefield 023E
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Banks Avenue
Wakefield 023E
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Sandhill Lawn
Wakefield 023E
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Fairfield Avenue
Wakefield 023E
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Cliff Street
Wakefield 023E
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Other crime
June 2026
On or near Beech Close
Wakefield 023D
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near West Close
Wakefield 023D
Outcome
Under investigation
Vehicle crime
June 2026
On or near Long Crest
Wakefield 023D
Outcome
Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Anti-social behaviour
June 2026
On or near Green Lane
Wakefield 023D
Outcome
Outcome not supplied
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Further/Higher Educational Building
Wakefield 023C
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Further/Higher Educational Building
Wakefield 023C
Outcome
Under investigation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Further/Higher Educational Building
Wakefield 023C
Outcome
Action to be taken by another organisation
Violence and sexual offences
June 2026
On or near Further/Higher Educational Building
Wakefield 023C
Outcome
Unable to prosecute suspect
Place details
- Place type
- Suburban Area
- Postcode district
- WF8
- Country
- England
Reference location
- Latitude and longitude
- 53.68574, -1.29760
- Wider geography
- Yorkshire and the Humber
Administrative areas
- Metropolitan District
- Wakefield
- E08000036
Nearby places and postcodes
Evidence in context
Property sales use Price Paid transactions whose published town/city is Chequerfield and whose postcode is in WF8. School and recorded-crime evidence use this place's reference location.
Recorded crime
2,901 published events cover 12 months, averaging 241.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,302 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.