King's Meadow Academy is a primary school located in Pontefract. 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 29/01/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.1%, which is 2.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Wakefield Road, Pontefract

School Information

Address: Wakefield Road, Pontefract, WF9 5BP
Website: www.kingsmeadowacademy.org
Telephone: 01977617470
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Robert Cochrane
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 146034

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/01/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 274
Number of Boys: 142
Number of Girls: 132

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -6.4 Confidence interval -8.5 to -4.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -6.1 to -2.2
Maths
Well Below Average: -6.1 Confidence interval -8 to -4.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:39%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:99
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King's Meadow Academy
Wakefield Road , Fitzwilliam WF9 5BP 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Fitzwilliam Primary School
Second Avenue , Fitzwilliam WF9 5BA 		3out of 4 1,023 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
West End Academy
Regent Street , Hemsworth WF9 4QJ 		3out of 4 2,066 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane
Bell Lane , Ackworth WF7 7JH 		3out of 4 2,702 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Helen's CE Primary School
Highfield Road , Hemsworth WF9 4EG 		2out of 4 2,713 yd Academy sponsor led 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 2,386 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 2,580 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Compass Community School Hemsworth
58 Highfield Road , Hemsworth WF9 4EA 		- not rated 2,697 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oakfield Park School
Barnsley Road , Ackworth WF7 7DT 		4out of 4 2,753 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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