Fitzwilliam Primary School 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 09/04/2014. 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 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Second Avenue, Wakefield

School Information

Address: Second Avenue, Wakefield, WF9 5BA
Website: www.fitzwilliamprimary.co.uk/
Telephone: 01977624490
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Paul Quarry
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 144449

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/04/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 233
Number of Boys: 128
Number of Girls: 105

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.9 to 1.6
Writing
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.8 to 0.4
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:86%
England Average:65%

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

School:4%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fitzwilliam Primary School
Second Avenue , Fitzwilliam WF9 5BA
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
King's Meadow Academy
Wakefield Road , Fitzwilliam WF9 5BP
3out of 4 1,023 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane
Bell Lane , Ackworth WF7 7JH
3out of 4 2,435 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
West End Academy
Regent Street , Hemsworth WF9 4QJ
3out of 4 3,042 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ackworth Mill Dam School
Mill Gate , Ackworth WF7 7PH
3out of 4 3,136 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Academy Hemsworth
Wakefield Road , WF9 4AB
2out of 4 3,267 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wakefield independent sch
Nostell Centre , Doncaster Road WF4 1QG
- not rated 1,631 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Oakfield Park School
Barnsley Road , Ackworth WF7 7DT
4out of 4 2,774 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ackworth School
Pontefract Road , Ackworth WF7 7LT
- not rated 3,125 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.