Sandal Castle VA Community Primary 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 24/06/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are well above average, progress in maths is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.9%, which is 1.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Barnsley Road, Wakefield

School Information

Address: Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6AS
Website: www.sandalcastleprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01924303525
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Nichola Russell
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 108270

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 24/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 620
Number of Boys: 348
Number of Girls: 272

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 2.1 to 4.8
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.2 Confidence interval 2 to 4.5
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -1.8 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:82%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
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 1,219 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Crigglestone Nursery School
High Street , Crigglestone WF4 3EB 		4out of 4 3,152 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
Barnsley Road , Sandal WF2 6AS 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Sandal Magna Community Academy
Belle Vue Road , Agbrigg WF1 5NF 		3out of 4 1,266 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Walton Primary Academy
The Grove , Walton WF2 6LD 		3out of 4 1,863 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
Field Lane , Thornes WF2 7RU 		3out of 4 1,925 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Hendal Primary School
Hendal Lane , Kettlethorpe WF2 7QW 		2out of 4 2,294 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Thomas
Barnsley Road , Sandal WF2 6EQ 		3out of 4 646 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kettlethorpe High School
Kettlethorpe Hall Drive , Standbridge Lane WF2 7EL 		3out of 4 1,426 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road , WF2 8QF 		2out of 4 2,739 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pennine Camphill Community
Wood Lane , Chapelthorpe WF4 3JL 		- not rated 3,254 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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