Hendal 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 requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 22/11/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is below average, progress in reading and progress in writing are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Hendal Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7QW
Website: www.hendalprimary.org.uk
Telephone: 01924259465
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Kelly Ashton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108218

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/11/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 423
Number of Pupils: 407
Number of Boys: 215
Number of Girls: 192

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -5.7 to -1.4
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.8 to -0.9
Maths
Below Average: -2.1 Confidence interval -3.9 to -0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Crigglestone Nursery School
High Street , Crigglestone WF4 3EB 		4out of 4 1,115 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hendal Primary School
Hendal Lane , Kettlethorpe WF2 7QW 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy
St James Way , Crigglestone WF4 3HY 		3out of 4 1,151 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School
Stoney Lane , Hall Green WF4 3LZ 		4out of 4 1,896 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School
Painthorpe Lane , Crigglestone WF4 3HW 		1out of 4 1,982 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
Barnsley Road , Sandal WF2 6AS 		3out of 4 2,294 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kettlethorpe High School
Kettlethorpe Hall Drive , Standbridge Lane WF2 7EL 		3out of 4 887 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Thomas
Barnsley Road , Sandal WF2 6EQ 		3out of 4 2,883 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pennine Camphill Community
Wood Lane , Chapelthorpe WF4 3JL 		- not rated 1,070 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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