SCHOOL PROFILE

South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School

Primary Community school URN 130864
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 258 Published school capacity
Capacity used 80.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

25 November 2025
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Strong standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

17 November 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 16 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Wakefield
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 208 166 full-time · 42 part-time
Female pupils 92 44.2% of pupils
Male pupils 116 55.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

27.9%
3.1 pts above England
School 27.9%
Wakefield 25.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.8%
14.5 pts below England
School 5.8%
Wakefield 12.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Wakefield 0.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
87.0%
181
Any other White background
7.7%
16
African
2.4%
5
White and Black Caribbean
1.4%
3
Any other Black background
0.5%
1
Any other Mixed background
0.5%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.6% 45 of 208 pupils
0.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.6%
Wakefield 21.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.8% 35 pupils
England 14.8% 2.0 pts above
EHC plans 4.8% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 1.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 32
Other difficulty or disability 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
No specialist assessment yet 2

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.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.49%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.27 pts higher than England
School 7.49%
Wakefield 6.30%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

30.28%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

14.46 pts higher than England
School 30.28%
Wakefield 16.12%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.75%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.95 pts higher than England
School 2.75%
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

80.6% 7.6 pts below England
South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School
80.6%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information