South Kirkby Academy is a primary school located in Pontefract. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 05/06/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below 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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Stockingate, Pontefract

School Information

Address: Stockingate, Pontefract, WF9 3DP
Website: http://www.skacademy.org.uk/
Telephone: 01977643187
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sharon Maiden
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143381

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/06/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 256
Number of Pupils: 239
Number of Boys: 131
Number of Girls: 108

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4.4 Confidence interval -5.9 to -2.8
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -5.4 to -2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:36%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
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
South Kirkby Academy
Stockingate , South Kirkby WF9 3DP 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School
Common Road , South Kirkby WF9 3EA 		2out of 4 169 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Northfield Primary School: With Communication Resource
Northfield Lane , South Kirkby WF9 3LY 		2out of 4 1,226 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe
Barnsley Road , Moorthorpe WF9 2BP 		3out of 4 2,276 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Moorthorpe Primary (J and I ) School
Regent Street , Moorthorpe WF9 2BL 		3out of 4 2,307 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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