Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 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 04/12/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Main Street, Pontefract

School Information

Address: Main Street, Pontefract, WF8 3JY
Website: http://www.kirksmeaton.n-yorks.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01977620497
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Yorkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Hannah Cuddy
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 121573

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/12/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 116
Number of Boys: 53
Number of Girls: 63

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 4.2 Confidence interval 1.4 to 7.1
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 0.9 to 6.1
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.8 Confidence interval 1.3 to 6.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:72%
England Average:65%

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

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Main Street , Kirk Smeaton WF8 3JY 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Norton Infant School
Campsall Balk , Norton DN6 9DG 		3out of 4 3,215 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Campsmount Academy
Ryecroft Road , Norton DN6 9AS 		3out of 4 3,045 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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