Newton Hill Community 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 are good. The school inspection was carried out on 10/05/2019. 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 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Leeds Road, Wakefield

School Information

Address: Leeds Road, Wakefield, WF1 2HR
Website: https://newton-hill-community.eschools.co.uk/website
Telephone: 01924303680
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Caroline Wheatley
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108164

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 10/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 207
Number of Pupils: 250
Number of Boys: 117
Number of Girls: 133

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -2.6 to 1.8
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.2 to 1.9
Maths
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval -0.1 to 3.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:70%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
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
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School
Belgravia Road , WF1 3JP
3out of 4 1,086 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Rooks Nest Academy
Rooks Nest Road , Outwood WF1 3DX
4out of 4 1,253 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane
Ledger Lane , Outwood WF1 2PH
4out of 4 1,319 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Wrenthorpe Academy
Imperial Avenue , Wrenthorpe WF2 0LW
3out of 4 1,402 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School
Eastmoor Road , WF1 3SQ
3out of 4 1,544 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Outwood Grange Academy
Potovens Lane , Outwood WF1 2PF
4out of 4 1,332 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy City Fields
Warmfield View , WF1 4SF
4out of 4 2,272 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wakefield College
Margaret Street , WF1 2DH
- not rated 1,559 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
CAPA College
Unity Hall , Westgate WF1 1EP
- not rated 2,118 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Meadowcroft School
24 Bar Lane , WF1 4AD
- not rated 1,082 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar Junior School
158 Northgate , WF1 3QY
- not rated 1,239 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
154 Northgate , WF1 3QX
- not rated 1,301 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Pinderfields Hospital PRU
The Wrenthorpe Centre , Imperial Avenue WF2 0LW
3out of 4 1,416 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wakefield Girls' High School Junior School
2 St John's Square , WF1 2QX
- not rated 1,429 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.