Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy 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 are good. The school inspection was carried out on 16/07/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in maths is below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.7%, which is 1.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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St James Way, Wakefield

School Information

Address: St James Way, Wakefield, WF4 3HY
Website: www.stjamesacademy.co.uk
Telephone: 01924251048
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Beverley Minor
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138293

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/07/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 311
Number of Boys: 170
Number of Girls: 141

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.7 to -1.1
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.9 to 2.5
Maths
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4.1 to -0.9

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:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Crigglestone Nursery School
High Street , Crigglestone WF4 3EB 		4out of 4 276 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy
St James Way , Crigglestone WF4 3HY 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School
Painthorpe Lane , Crigglestone WF4 3HW 		1out of 4 1,137 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hendal Primary School
Hendal Lane , Kettlethorpe WF2 7QW 		2out of 4 1,151 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School
Stoney Lane , Hall Green WF4 3LZ 		4out of 4 1,888 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Horbury Primary Academy
Northfield Lane , Horbury WF4 5DW 		3out of 4 2,387 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kettlethorpe High School
Kettlethorpe Hall Drive , Standbridge Lane WF2 7EL 		3out of 4 1,832 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road , Horbury WF4 5HE 		3out of 4 2,608 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road , WF2 8QF 		2out of 4 3,014 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pennine Camphill Community
Wood Lane , Chapelthorpe WF4 3JL 		- not rated 1,616 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Evolve Academy
St. Georges Road , Lupset WF2 8BB 		- not rated 3,236 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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