Simpson's Lane Academy is a primary school located in Knottingley. 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 30/05/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in reading is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Sycamore Avenue, Knottingley

School Information

Address: Sycamore Avenue, Knottingley, WF11 0PL
Website: www.simpsonslane.org.uk/
Telephone: 01977722515
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Sophie Taylor
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138535

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 30/05/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 577
Number of Pupils: 340
Number of Boys: 185
Number of Girls: 155

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.7 to 3.2
Writing
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 1.3 to 4.8
Maths
Above Average: 1.8 Confidence interval 0.1 to 3.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:61%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Harewood Centre Nursery School
Harewood Avenue , WF8 2ER 		3out of 4 2,910 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Simpson's Lane Academy
Sycamore Avenue , WF11 0PL 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Vale Primary Academy
Ferrybridge Road , WF11 8JF 		4out of 4 860 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
England Lane Academy
England Lane , WF11 0JA 		3out of 4 1,281 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Willow Green Academy
Hampden Close , Ferrybridge WF11 8PT 		3out of 4 1,593 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Botolphs CE Academy
Primrose Vale , Wakefield WF11 9BT 		2out of 4 1,799 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
De Lacy Academy
Middle Lane , WF11 0BZ 		3out of 4 1,434 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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