Thorpe Primary School is a primary school located in Wakefield. 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 29/11/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Dolphin Lane, Wakefield, WF3 3DG
Website:
Telephone: 01133368760
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Leeds
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Deborah Park
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107832

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/11/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 292
Number of Pupils: 264
Number of Boys: 132
Number of Girls: 132

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -2.4 to 2
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.8 to 1.3
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.4 to 2.4

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:106
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
Thorpe Primary School
Dolphin Lane , Thorpe WF3 3DG 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
East Ardsley Primary Academy
Fall Lane , East Ardsley WF3 2BA 		3out of 4 1,228 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Robin Hood Primary School
Leeds Road , Robin Hood WF3 3BG 		3out of 4 1,261 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Elements Primary School
Acre Mount , Middleton LS10 4WR 		- not rated 1,614 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sharp Lane Primary School
Sharp Lane , LS10 4QE 		3out of 4 1,823 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
2 St Georges Road , Middleton LS10 4UZ 		- not rated 1,736 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Rodillian Academy
Longthorpe Lane , Lofthouse WF3 3PS 		3out of 4 1,781 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Broomfield South SILC
Broom Place , LS10 3JP 		3out of 4 2,718 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Springwell Leeds Academy
Middleton Road , LS10 3JA 		3out of 4 3,276 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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