Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate in Wakefield

Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate 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 22/06/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Canal Lane, Wakefield

School Information

Address:	Canal Lane, Wakefield, WF3 3HU
Website:	www.lofthousegate.outwood.com/
Telephone:	01924821160
School Type:	Academy converter
Education phase:	Primary
Local authority:	Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal:	Mrs Lynsey Hadfield
Religious character:	Does not apply
Admissions policy:	Not applicable
Unique reference:	140085

Ofsted Inspection

Overall Effectiveness
Quality Of Education
Outcomes For Pupils
Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range:	3 - 11
Gender:	Mixed
School Capacity:	452
Number of Pupils:	472
Number of Boys:	225
Number of Girls:	247

Absence

	School	England state-funded schools:
Overall absence:	3.9%	4%
Persistent absence:	5.7%	8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading

Above Average: 2 Confidence interval 0.4 to 3.6

Writing

Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.9 to 3.8

Maths

Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.7 to 3.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:	92%
England Average:	65%

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

School:	33%
England Average:	11%

Average score in reading

School:	109
England Average:	104

Average score in maths

School:	110
England Average:	105

Nearby Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate Canal Lane , Lofthouse Gate WF3 3HU	3out of 4	0 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rooks Nest Academy Rooks Nest Road , Outwood WF1 3DX	4out of 4	1,031 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Lake Lock Road , Stanley WF3 4HS	2out of 4	1,119 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane Ledger Lane , Outwood WF1 2PH	4out of 4	1,283 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery School Aberford Road , Stanley WF3 4NT	3out of 4	1,705 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rodillian Academy Longthorpe Lane , Lofthouse WF3 3PS	3out of 4	1,831 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Outwood Grange Academy Potovens Lane , Outwood WF1 2PF	4out of 4	1,871 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingsland Primary School Aberford Road , Stanley WF3 4BA	4out of 4	2,145 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Meadowcroft School 24 Bar Lane , WF1 4AD	- not rated	2,484 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pinderfields Hospital PRU The Wrenthorpe Centre , Imperial Avenue WF2 0LW	3out of 4	2,901 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ivy Lane School Ivy Lane School , Ivy Lane WF1 4AZ	- not rated	3,252 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse GateCanal Lane, Wakefield