De Lacy Primary School is a primary school located in Pontefract. 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 22/04/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Chequerfield Lane, Pontefract

School Information

Address: Chequerfield Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2TG
Website: www.delacy.patrust.org.uk
Telephone: 01977722620
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mr James Parkinson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140023

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/04/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 334
Number of Boys: 169
Number of Girls: 165

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2 to 1.8
Writing
Above Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.2 to 3.7
Maths
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.8 to 4.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harewood Centre Nursery School
Harewood Avenue , WF8 2ER 		3out of 4 431 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
De Lacy Primary School
Chequerfield Lane , WF8 2TG 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Cherry Tree Academy
Cobblers Lane , WF8 2HN 		1out of 4 628 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Cobblers Lane , WF8 2HN 		3out of 4 649 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School
Carleton Road , Carleton WF8 3NP 		2out of 4 1,197 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Giles C of E Academy
St Giles C of E Academy , Skinner Lane WF8 1HG 		3out of 4 1,442 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Carleton High School
Green Lane , Carleton WF8 3NW 		3out of 4 1,532 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The King's School
Mill Hill Lane , WF8 4JF 		3out of 4 1,804 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New College Pontefract
Park Lane , WF8 4QR 		- not rated 2,431 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
High Well School
Rook Hill Road , WF8 2DD 		3out of 4 3,120 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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