Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource 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 10/07/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Field Lane, Wakefield

School Information

Address: Field Lane, Wakefield, WF2 7RU
Website: http://www.wakefieldmethodistschool.org
Telephone: 01924204940
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Donna Clark
Religious character: Methodist
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108252

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/07/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 250
Number of Pupils: 242
Number of Boys: 131
Number of Girls: 111

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3 to 1.2
Writing
Average: -1 Confidence interval -3 to 1
Maths
Below Average: -2.8 Confidence interval -4.7 to -0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:59%
England Average:65%

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

School:6%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Castle Nursery School
255A Barnsley Road , WF1 5NU 		3out of 4 1,131 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
Field Lane , Thornes WF2 7RU 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Sandal Magna Community Academy
Belle Vue Road , Agbrigg WF1 5NF 		3out of 4 1,247 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School
Lawefield Lane , WF2 8ST 		3out of 4 1,351 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School
The Mount , Thornes Road WF2 8QW 		3out of 4 1,472 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Charles Street , WF1 4PE 		3out of 4 1,578 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road , WF2 8QF 		2out of 4 1,205 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Thomas
Barnsley Road , Sandal WF2 6EQ 		3out of 4 1,565 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kettlethorpe High School
Kettlethorpe Hall Drive , Standbridge Lane WF2 7EL 		3out of 4 2,773 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy City Fields
Warmfield View , WF1 4SF 		4out of 4 2,822 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
CAPA College
Unity Hall , Westgate WF1 1EP 		- not rated 1,490 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wakefield College
Margaret Street , WF1 2DH 		- not rated 2,114 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wakefield Girls' High School
Wentworth Street , WF1 2QS 		- not rated 2,124 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Wakefield Girls' High School Junior School
2 St John's Square , WF1 2QX 		- not rated 2,266 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
154 Northgate , WF1 3QX 		- not rated 2,294 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar Junior School
158 Northgate , WF1 3QY 		- not rated 2,362 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Ivy Lane School
Ivy Lane School , Ivy Lane WF1 4AZ 		- not rated 2,754 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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