The Vale Primary 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 09/05/2013. 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 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Ferrybridge Road, Knottingley

School Information

Address: Ferrybridge Road, Knottingley, WF11 8JF
Website: www.thevpacademy.org.uk/
Telephone: 01977722485
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Wakefield
Headteacher / Principal: Jagvinder Singh
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138332

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/05/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 236
Number of Pupils: 241
Number of Boys: 120
Number of Girls: 121

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -3.1 to 1.3
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 1.3 to 5.4
Maths
Above Average: 2.5 Confidence interval 0.6 to 4.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Vale Primary Academy
Ferrybridge Road , WF11 8JF 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Simpson's Lane Academy
Sycamore Avenue , WF11 0PL 		3out of 4 860 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Willow Green Academy
Hampden Close , Ferrybridge WF11 8PT 		3out of 4 1,251 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
England Lane Academy
England Lane , WF11 0JA 		3out of 4 1,365 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Botolphs CE Academy
Primrose Vale , Wakefield WF11 9BT 		2out of 4 1,508 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 1,477 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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