Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 24/09/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are 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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Brandy Carr Road, Wakefield

School Information

Address: Brandy Carr Road, Wakefield, WF2 0RS
Website: www.kirkhamgate.outwood.com/
Telephone: 01924907436
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Lisa Cooke
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139080

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/09/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 224
Number of Boys: 107
Number of Girls: 117

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -4.3 to 0.4
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.5 to 4.8
Maths
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -3.1 to 0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
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
Outwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate
Brandy Carr Road , Kirkhamgate WF2 0RS 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Jerry Clay Academy
Jerry Clay Lane , Wrenthorpe WF2 0NP 		4out of 4 1,490 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs
St Paul's Drive , Alverthorpe WF2 0BT 		2out of 4 1,798 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Wrenthorpe Academy
Imperial Avenue , Wrenthorpe WF2 0LW 		3out of 4 2,100 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School
Wakefield Road , Flushdyke WF5 9AN 		3out of 4 2,145 yd Foundation 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 2,829 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hall Cliffe Primary School
7 Wrenthorpe Lane , Wrenthorpe WF2 0QB 		- not rated 1,613 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Silcoates School
Silcoates Lane , Wrenthorpe WF2 0PD 		- not rated 1,638 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Pinderfields Hospital PRU
The Wrenthorpe Centre , Imperial Avenue WF2 0LW 		3out of 4 2,079 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Highfield School
Gawthorpe Lane , WF5 9BS 		3out of 4 2,327 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Grange School
2 Milner Way , Ossett WF5 9JE 		- not rated 2,679 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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