Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford is a primary school located in Castleford. 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 18/10/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is below average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Ashton Road, Castleford

School Information

Address: Ashton Road, Castleford, WF10 5AX
Website: www.smawthorneprimary.wakefield.sch.uk
Telephone: 01977558395
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sophie Dixon
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 133621

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/10/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 385
Number of Pupils: 480
Number of Boys: 252
Number of Girls: 228

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -4.4 Confidence interval -6 to -2.8
Writing
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.3 to -0.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.2 Confidence interval -5.6 to -2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:38%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford
Ashton Road , WF10 5AX 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Half Acres Primary Academy
Temple Street , WF10 5RE 		3out of 4 749 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Castleford Park Junior Academy
Medley Street , WF10 4BB 		3out of 4 924 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Glasshoughton Infant Academy
Newfield Avenue , WF10 4BH 		4out of 4 927 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford
Pontefract Road , WF10 4JB 		3out of 4 957 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castleford Academy
Ferrybridge Road , WF10 4JQ 		3out of 4 1,052 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Cutsyke Road , Featherstone WF7 6BD 		3out of 4 2,688 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Airedale Academy
Crewe Road , Airedale WF10 3JU 		3out of 4 2,786 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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