Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs is a primary school located in Wakefield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 28/11/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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St Paul's Drive, Wakefield

School Information

Address: St Paul's Drive, Wakefield, WF2 0BT
Website: https://www.alverthorpestpauls.co.uk/
Telephone: 01924290125
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Lee Swift
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108253

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/11/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 278
Number of Boys: 153
Number of Girls: 125

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.9 to 2.1
Writing
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0.9
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.2 to 1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:22%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs
St Paul's Drive , Alverthorpe WF2 0BT
2out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School
Flanshaw Road , Flanshaw WF2 0AS
3out of 4 928 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Jerry Clay Academy
Jerry Clay Lane , Wrenthorpe WF2 0NP
4out of 4 1,028 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Michael's CofE Academy
Flanshaw Lane , WF2 9JA
3out of 4 1,421 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Wrenthorpe Academy
Imperial Avenue , Wrenthorpe WF2 0LW
3out of 4 1,452 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Grange Academy
Potovens Lane , Outwood WF1 2PF
4out of 4 2,478 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road , WF2 8QF
2out of 4 2,876 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wakefield College
Margaret Street , WF1 2DH
- not rated 1,968 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
CAPA College
Unity Hall , Westgate WF1 1EP
- not rated 2,433 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Silcoates School
Silcoates Lane , Wrenthorpe WF2 0PD
- not rated 424 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Hall Cliffe Primary School
7 Wrenthorpe Lane , Wrenthorpe WF2 0QB
- not rated 834 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pinderfields Hospital PRU
The Wrenthorpe Centre , Imperial Avenue WF2 0LW
3out of 4 1,406 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wakefield Girls' High School Junior School
2 St John's Square , WF1 2QX
- not rated 1,881 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Wakefield Girls' High School
Wentworth Street , WF1 2QS
- not rated 2,108 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.