SCHOOL PROFILE

Gawthorpe Community Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 137643
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 236 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

13 December 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Wakefield
Trust INSPIRE PARTNERSHIP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 231 223 full-time · 8 part-time
Female pupils 121 52.4% of pupils
Male pupils 110 47.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.1%
0.3 pts above England
School 25.1%
Wakefield 25.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.5%
10.8 pts below England
School 9.5%
Wakefield 12.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

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

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
85.3%
197
Pakistani
4.8%
11
African
2.2%
5
Any other Asian background
1.7%
4
White and Asian
1.7%
4
White and Black African
1.3%
3
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 7.4% 17 of 231 pupils
13.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 7.4%
Wakefield 21.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 5.6% 13 pupils
England 14.8% 9.2 pts below
EHC plans 1.7% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 4.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 9
Physical disability 4
No specialist assessment yet 2
Social, emotional & mental health 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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

60.0% 0.4 pts below England
School 60.0%
Wakefield 64.0%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

77.0%

3.2 pts above England

School 77.0%
Wakefield 74.4%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
Wakefield 74.7%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

70.0%

2.0 pts below England

School 70.0%
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

Attendance profile

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

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.53%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.69 pts lower than England
School 3.53%
Wakefield 6.30%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.78%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.04 pts lower than England
School 7.78%
Wakefield 16.12%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

97.9% 9.7 pts above England
Gawthorpe Community Academy
97.9%
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