Gawthorpe Community Academy is a primary school located in Ossett. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 18/11/2008. 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 3.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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High Street, Ossett

School Information

Address: High Street, Ossett, WF5 9QP
Website: www.gawthorpeacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01924679680
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Catherine Harris
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137643

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/11/2008

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 236
Number of Pupils: 235
Number of Boys: 117
Number of Girls: 118

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -3.5 to 1.1
Writing
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.9
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:21%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
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
Gawthorpe Community Academy
High Street , Gawthorpe WF5 9QP 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Orchard Primary Academy
Princess Road , Chickenley WF12 8QT 		2out of 4 1,013 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School
Church Street , WF5 9DG 		4out of 4 1,532 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Bendigo Road , WF12 7LX 		3out of 4 1,554 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Shaw Cross Infant and Nursery School
Leeds Road , Shaw Cross WF12 7HP 		3out of 4 1,592 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road , WF12 7DW 		3out of 4 1,828 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road , WF5 0DG 		3out of 4 3,136 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highfield School
Gawthorpe Lane , WF5 9BS 		3out of 4 723 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Grange School
2 Milner Way , Ossett WF5 9JE 		- not rated 1,742 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Madni Academy
40-42 Scarborough Street , Savile Town WF12 9AY 		- not rated 2,921 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Paradise Primary School
1 Bretton Street , WF12 9BB 		- not rated 2,960 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Rida Girls High School
39 Warren Street , Savile Town WF12 9LX 		- not rated 3,166 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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