Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School is a primary school located in Ossett. 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 07/06/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Southdale Road, Ossett

School Information

Address: Southdale Road, Ossett, WF5 8BA
Website: southdalecofe.co.uk
Telephone: 01924277965
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Kerry Partington
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108246

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 356
Number of Boys: 177
Number of Girls: 179

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -2.7 to -0.1
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.7 to 0.7
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.5 to 0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

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

School:18%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Southdale Road , WF5 8BA 		2out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery
Healey Road , WF5 8LB 		4out of 4 299 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
South Ossett Infant Academy
Vicar Lane , WF5 0BE 		4out of 4 679 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
Storrs Hill Road , Ossett WF5 0DQ 		3out of 4 879 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School
Church Street , WF5 9DG 		4out of 4 898 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road , WF5 0DG 		3out of 4 784 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road , Horbury WF4 5HE 		3out of 4 2,751 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Grange School
2 Milner Way , Ossett WF5 9JE 		- not rated 1,005 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hall Cliffe School
Dovecote Lane , WF4 6BB 		- not rated 2,068 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
Highfield School
Gawthorpe Lane , WF5 9BS 		3out of 4 2,688 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Evolve Academy
St. Georges Road , Lupset WF2 8BB 		- not rated 2,793 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Paradise Primary School
1 Bretton Street , WF12 9BB 		- not rated 3,264 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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