East Ardsley 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 21/05/2014. 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%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Fall Lane, Wakefield, WF3 2BA
Website: www.eastardsley.org.uk
Telephone: 01133862510
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Leeds
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Sarah Talbot
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142423

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 448
Number of Boys: 235
Number of Girls: 213

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.1
Writing
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1.4
Maths
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3 to 0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:56%
England Average:65%

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

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
East Ardsley Primary Academy
Fall Lane , East Ardsley WF3 2BA 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Thorpe Primary School
Dolphin Lane , Thorpe WF3 3DG 		3out of 4 1,228 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Blackgates Primary Academy
Smithy Lane , Tingley WF3 1QQ 		1out of 4 2,147 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Middleton Primary School
Middleton Park Avenue , LS10 4HU 		3out of 4 2,266 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Elements Primary School
Acre Mount , Middleton LS10 4WR 		- not rated 2,293 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rodillian Academy
Longthorpe Lane , Lofthouse WF3 3PS 		3out of 4 2,508 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
2 St Georges Road , Middleton LS10 4UZ 		- not rated 2,660 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Outwood Grange Academy
Potovens Lane , Outwood WF1 2PF 		4out of 4 2,698 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pinderfields Hospital PRU
The Wrenthorpe Centre , Imperial Avenue WF2 0LW 		3out of 4 3,195 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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