The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School is a primary school located in Pontefract. 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 06/03/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Carleton Road, Pontefract

School Information

Address: Carleton Road, Pontefract, WF8 3NP
Website: https://rookeries.patrust.org.uk/
Telephone: 01977600368
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Richard Grogan
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 139504

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/03/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 280
Number of Boys: 143
Number of Girls: 137

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3 Confidence interval -5.1 to -0.9
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.8 to 2.1
Maths
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:71%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
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 1,477 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School
Carleton Road , Carleton WF8 3NP 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Carleton Park Junior and Infant School
Moxon Close , Carleton Park WF8 3PT 		3out of 4 977 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
De Lacy Primary School
Chequerfield Lane , WF8 2TG 		3out of 4 1,197 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Larks Hill Junior and Infant School
Larks Hill , WF8 4RJ 		3out of 4 1,701 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Cherry Tree Academy
Cobblers Lane , WF8 2HN 		1out of 4 1,820 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Carleton High School
Green Lane , Carleton WF8 3NW 		3out of 4 404 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The King's School
Mill Hill Lane , WF8 4JF 		3out of 4 1,669 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract Road , WF7 5AJ 		3out of 4 3,253 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New College Pontefract
Park Lane , WF8 4QR 		- not rated 2,750 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
High Well School
Rook Hill Road , WF8 2DD 		3out of 4 2,987 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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