OFSTED
7 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
17 October 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
17 November 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Wakefield
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
608
608 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
281
46.2% of pupils
Male pupils
327
53.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.5 pts
below England
School
24.3%
Wakefield
25.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
27.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.0 pts
above England
School
37.3%
Wakefield
12.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber
17.9%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
above England
School
1.5%
Wakefield
0.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber
0.4%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
50.3%
306
Pakistani
14.1%
86
Any other White background
12.2%
74
African
7.6%
46
Any other ethnic group
3.0%
18
White and Black African
3.0%
18
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
24.8%
151 of
608 pupils
4.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
6.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
45.0%
15.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
55.0%
Reading
18.8 pts below England
School
55.0%
Wakefield
74.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber
72.8%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Writing
6.3 pts below England
School
64.0%
Wakefield
74.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
70.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Maths
11.0 pts below England
School
61.0%
Wakefield
74.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber
71.9%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.42%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.79 pts
lower than
England
School
5.42%
Wakefield
6.30%
Yorkshire and The Humber
6.13%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.69%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.12 pts
lower than
England
School
13.69%
Wakefield
16.12%
Yorkshire and The Humber
15.55%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.80%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
In line with
England
School
1.80%
Wakefield
1.99%
Yorkshire and The Humber
1.77%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
96.5%
8.3 pts
above England
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
96.5%
Wakefield
96.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.