English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 21/09/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Dewsbury Road, Wakefield

School Information

Address: Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9DD
Website: www.englishmartyrswakefield.org.uk
Telephone: 01924299244
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Tina Connell
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141595

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 21/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 213
Number of Boys: 104
Number of Girls: 109

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -5 to -0.4
Writing
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.9
Maths
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.7 to 0.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:38%
England Average:65%

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

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Dewsbury Road , WF2 9DD
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Michael's CofE Academy
Flanshaw Lane , WF2 9JA
3out of 4 315 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
St George's Road , Lupset WF2 8AA
4out of 4 977 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School
Flanshaw Road , Flanshaw WF2 0AS
3out of 4 1,100 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School
The Mount , Thornes Road WF2 8QW
3out of 4 1,422 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road , WF2 8QF
2out of 4 1,501 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road , Horbury WF4 5HE
3out of 4 2,341 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 2,093 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
CAPA College
Unity Hall , Westgate WF1 1EP
- not rated 2,124 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
Evolve Academy
St. Georges Road , Lupset WF2 8BB
- not rated 1,102 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Silcoates School
Silcoates Lane , Wrenthorpe WF2 0PD
- not rated 2,022 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Wakefield Girls' High School Junior School
2 St John's Square , WF1 2QX
- not rated 2,124 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Wakefield Girls' High School
Wentworth Street , WF1 2QS
- not rated 2,251 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Hall Cliffe Primary School
7 Wrenthorpe Lane , Wrenthorpe WF2 0QB
- not rated 2,416 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.